Ahmedabad, Feb. 28 -- Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant on Friday said cyber intrusions, digital fraud and transnational data crimes challenge traditional investigative models, making forensic science a vital shield safeguarding the integrity of justice from technological deception and informational chaos.

Addressing the convocation of the National Forensic Sciences University in Gandhinagar, the CJI said the digital age has transformed both the nature of crime and the process of investigations.

"The quality of justice delivered in any legal system depends fundamentally on the quality of the evidence placed before decision makers. Judicial reasoning is only as strong as the factual clarity that supports it," the CJI said.

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