Information Technology Act 2000 Section 84B : Punishment for abetment of offences : Whoever abets any offence shall, if the act abetted is committed in consequence of the abetment, and no express provision is made by this Act for the punishment of such abetment, be…
Information Technology Act 2000 Section 84A : 1[Modes or methods for encryption : The Central Government may, for secure use of the electronic medium and for promotion of e-governance and e-commerce, prescribe the modes or methods for encryption. -------- 1. Ins. by 10 of 2009,…
Information Technology Act 2000 Section 84 : Protection of action taken in good faith : No suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall lie against the Central Government, the State Government, the Controller or any person acting on behalf of him, 1.[and adjudicating officers] for…
Information Technology Act 2000 Section 83 : Power to give directions : The Central Government may give directions to any State Government as to the carrying into execution in the State of any of the provisions of this Act or of any rule, regulation or…
Information Technology Act 2000 Section 82 : 1.[Controller, Deputy Controller and Assistant Controller to be public servants : The Controller, the Deputy Controller and the Assistant Controllers shall be deemed to be public servants within the meaning of section 21 of the Indian Penal Code…
Information Technology Act 2000 Section 81A : 1.[Application of the Act to electronic cheque and truncated cheque : (1) The provisions of this Act, for the time being in force, shall apply to, or in relation to, electronic cheques and the truncated cheques subject to…
Information Technology Act 2000 Section 81 : Act to have overriding effect : The provisions of this Act shall have effect notwithstanding anything inconsistent therewith contained in any other law for the time being in force. 1.[Provided that nothing contained in this Act shall restrict…
Information Technology Act 2000 Chapter XIII : Miscellaneous : Section 80 : Power of police officer and other officers to enter, search, etc : (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974), any police officer, not below the rank…
Information Technology Act 2000 Chapter XIIA : Examiner Of Electronic Evidence : Section 79A : Central Government to notify Examiner of Electronic Evidence : The Central Government may, for the purposes of providing expert opinion on electronic form evidence before any court or other authority…
Information Technology Act 2000 Chapter XII : 1.[Intermediaries Not To Be Liable In Certain Cases : Section 79 : Exemption from liability of intermediary in certain cases : (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in any law for the time being in force but subject to the…
Information Technology Act 2000 Section 78 : Power to investigate offences : Notwithstanding anything contained in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974), a police officer not below the rank of 1.[Inspector] shall investigate any offence under this Act. --------- 1. Subs. by…
Information Technology Act 2000 Section 77B : Offences with three years imprisonment to be bailable : Notwithstanding anything contained in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974), the offence punishable with imprisonment of three years and above shall be cognizable and the offence…
Information Technology Act 2000 Section 77A : Compounding of offences : A court of competent jurisdiction may compound offences, other than offences for which the punishment for life or imprisonment for a term exceeding three years has been provided, under this Act: Provided that the…
Information Technology Act 2000 Section 77 : 1[Compensation, penalties or confiscation not to interfere with other punishment : No compensation awarded, penalty imposed or confiscation made under this Act shall prevent the award of compensation or imposition of any other penalty or punishment under any…
Information Technology Act 2000 Section 76 : Confiscation : Any computer, computer system, floppies, compact disks, tape drives or any other accessories related thereto, in respect of which any provision of this Act, rules, orders or regulations made thereunder has been or is being contravened,…
Information Technology Act 2000 Section 75 : Act to apply for offence or contravention committed outside India : (1) Subject to the provisions of sub-section (2), the provisions of this Act shall apply also to any offence or contravention committed outside India by any person…
Information Technology Act 2000 Section 74 : Publication for fraudulent purpose : Whoever knowingly creates, publishes or otherwise makes available a 1.[electronic signature] Certificate for any fraudulent or unlawful purpose shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years, or…
Information Technology Act 2000 Section 73 : Penalty for publishing 1.[electronic signature] Certificate false in certain particulars : (1) No person shall publish a 1[electronic signature] Certificate or otherwise make it available to any other person with the knowledge that– (a) the Certifying Authority listed…
Information Technology Act 2000 Section 72A : 1[2.[Penalty] for disclosure of information in breach of lawful contract : Save as otherwise provided in this Act or any other law for the time being in force, any person including an intermediary who, while providing services under…
Information Technology Act 2000 Section 72 : Penalty for Breach of confidentiality and privacy : Save as otherwise provided in this Act or any other law for the time being in force, if any person who, in pursuance of any of the powers conferred under…