Section 57: Admissibility of statements and documents of persons who are dead or cannot be traced, etc.

Notwithstanding any written law to the contrary, in any proceedings against any person for an offence under this Act-(a) any statement made by any person to an officer of the Commission or any other person in the course of an investigation under this Act or any law prohibiting fraud, bribery or corruption; and
(b) any document, or copy of any document or photographic or electronic evidence or thing seized from any person or however obtained by an officer of the Commission or any other person in exercise of his powers under or by virtue of this Act or any other relevant law;
shall be admissible in evidence in any proceedings under this Act before any court, where the person who gave the thing, made the statement, document or the copy of such document is dead, or cannot be traced or found, or has become incapable of giving evidence, or whose attendance cannot be procured without an amount of delay or expense which appears to the court unreasonable.
(c) without prejudice to the foregoing provisions or the provisions of any other rule of law or evidence all photographic or electronic evidence however, obtained, shall be admissible in evidence.