Is It Legal to Record a Phone Call Without Informing the Other Person in India?

Yes, it is technically legal for an individual to record a phone call they are part of, even without informing the other person, as Indian law does not explicitly prohibit it.

However, such recordings may raise privacy concerns under Article 21 of the Constitution and must not violate the Indian Telegraph Act, 1885, or the Information Technology Act, 2000.

In Rayala M. Bhuvaneswari v. Nagaphanender Rayala (2007), the court admitted a recorded call as evidence. Still, unauthorised recording by a third party or for malicious use may attract criminal liability under Section 66E of the IT Act.