Information Technology Act 2000
Chapter IV :
Attribution, Acknowledgment And Despatch Of Electronic Records :
Section 11 :
Attribution of electronic records :
An electronic record shall be attributed to the originator—
(a) if it was sent by the originator himself;
(b) by a person who had the authority to act on behalf of the originator in respect of that electronic record; or
(c) by an information system programmed by or on behalf of the originator to operate automatically.