Abstract
<jats:p>The aim of this article is to analyze the specifics of the prohibition on the use of evidence obtained in accordance with the procedure established by law, as provided for in Article 97 of the Criminal Procedure Code of the Republic of Armenia. To achieve this goal, the study sets the following objectives: 1. To examine the correlation between the prohibition on the use of legally obtained evidence and the concept of inadmissible evidence. 2. To analyze the provisions regulating cases in which evidence is prohibited from being used, particularly in the context of: 2.1. reasonable doubts about the substitution or alteration of evidence; 2.2. data obtained from a person with mental or physical health issues; 2.3. a refusal in court to confirm testimony previously given in the absence of a defense attorney. In conducting the research, the author applied general scientific methods, including the dialectical, synergetic, relevant, and logical methods, as well as analysis and synthesis, the formal-dogmatic methodology, and, to some extent, the comparative legal method. The main conclusions of the study are as follows: 1. According to Article 97 of the CPC of the Republic of Armenia (Sections 5 and 6), the use of evidence obtained in accordance with the law is, in certain cases, considered legally impossible. This is likely due to the presumption of unreliability of such evidence in the three specified situations. 2. The wording of Article 97 allows for its application in cases where the information carrier is a person. In particular, this may include the substitution of one person with another as the bearer of the information or the alteration of the characteristics of the transmitted data.</jats:p>