Retention of electronic records. - As per IT ACT

https://www.indiacode.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/13116/1/it_act_2000_updated.pdf

7. Retention of electronic records.(1) Where any law provides that documents, records or
information shall be retained for any specific period, then, that requirement shall be deemed to have been
satisfied if such documents, records or information are retained in the electronic form, if
(a) the information contained therein remains accessible so as to be usable for a subsequent
reference;
(b) the electronic record is retained in the format in which it was originally generated, sent or
received or in a format which can be demonstrated to represent accurately the information originally
generated, sent or received;
(c) the details which will facilitate the identification of the origin, destination, date and time of
despatch or receipt of such electronic record are available in the electronic record:
Provided that this clause does not apply to any information which is automatically generated
solely for the purpose of enabling an electronic record to be despatched or received.
(2) Nothing in this section shall apply to any law that expressly provides for the retention of
documents, records or information in the form of electronic records.
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[7A. Audit of documents, etc., maintained in electronic form.Where in any law for the time
being in force, there is a provision for audit of documents, records or information, that provision shall also
be applicable for audit of documents, records or information processed and maintained in the electronic
form.]