On the inclusion of electronic evidence in article 74 of the Criminal Procedural Code of the RF

In this work, the reader's attention is focused on the issue of the prospects for introducing such a category as "electronic evidence" into the criminal procedure law. Based on the analysis of the provisions of the current Criminal Procedure Code of the Russian Federation, individual provisions of the scientific doctrine, the author concludes that such an attempt is inexpedient and premature, and at the same time substantiates the need to clarify the provisions of Chapter 10 of the Criminal Procedure Code of the Russian Federation in relation to certain types of evidence that may be expressed as electronic information.