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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Information Technology Act, 2000

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https://sooperkanoon.com/act/133747

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Information Technology Act, 2000 (2000) is Central state legislation published on SooperKanoon in full. Use this page to read the bare act and jump to judgments that cite it.

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Preamble1 - Information Technology Act, 2000
Section1 - SHORT TITLE, EXTENT, COMMENCEMENT AND APPLICATION
Section2 -
Section3 -
Section4 - LEGAL RECOGNITION OF ELECTRONIC RECORDS Where any law provides that information or any other matter shall be in writing
Section5 - LEGAL RECOGNITION OF DIGITAL SIGNATURES Where any law provides that information or any other matter shall be
Section6 - USE OF ELECTRONIC RECORDS AND DIGITAL SIGNATURES IN GOVERNMENT AND ITS AGENCIES
Chapter1 - RETENTION OF ELECTRONIC RECORDS
Section8 - PUBLICATION OF RULE, REGULATION, ETC., IN ELECTRONIC GAZETTE Where any law provides that any rule, regulation, order,
Section9 - SECTIONS 6, 7 AND 8 NOT TO CONFER RIGHT TO INSIST DOCUMENT SHOULD BE ACCEPTED IN ELECTRONIC FORM Nothing contained in
Section10 - POWER TO MAKE RULES BY CENTRAL GOVERNMENT IN RESPECT OF DIGITAL SIGNATURE The Central Government may, for the purposes
Section11 - ATTRIBUTION OF ELECTRONIC RECORDS An electronic record shall be attributed to the originator"
Chapter2 - ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF RECEIPT
Section13 - TIME AND PLACE OF DESPATCH AND RECEIPT OF ELECTRONIC RECORD
Section14 - SECURE ELECTRONIC RECORD Where any security procedure has been applied to an electronic record at a specific point of
Section15 - SECURE DIGITAL SIGNATURE If, by application of a security procedure agreed to by the parties concerned, it can be
Section16 - SECURITY PROCEDURE The Central Government shall for the purposes of this Act prescribe the security procedure having
Chapter3 - APPOINTMENT OF CONTROLLER AND OTHER OFFICERS
Section18 - FUNCTIONS OF CONTROLLER The Controller may perform all or any of the following functions, namely:"
Chapter4 - RECOGNITION OF FOREIGN CERTIFYING AUTHORITIES
Chapter5 - CONTROLLER TO ACT AS REPOSITORY
Chapter6 - LICENCE TO ISSUE DIGITAL SIGNATURE CERTIFICATES
Chapter7 - APPLICATION FOR LICENCE
Section23 - RENEWAL OF LICENCE An application for renewal of a licence shall be"
Section24 - PROCEDURE FOR GRANT OR REJECTION OF LICENCE The Controller may, on receipt of an application under sub-section
Chapter8 - SUSPENSION OF LICENCE
Section26 - NOTICE OF SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF LICENCE
Section27 - POWER TO DELEGATE The Controller may, in writing, authorise the Deputy Controller, Assistant Controller or any officer
Chapter9 - POWER TO INVESTIGATE CONTRAVENTIONS
Chapter10 - ACCESS TO COMPUTERS AND DATA
Section30 - CERTIFYING AUTHORITY TO FOLLOW CERTAIN PROCEDURES Every Certifying Authority shall"
Section31 - CERTIFYING AUTHORITY TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE OF THE ACT, ETC Every Certifying Authority shall ensure that every person
Section32 - DISPLAY OF LICENCE Every Certifying Authority shall display its licence at a conspicuous place of the premises in which
Chapter11 - SURRENDER OF LICENCE
Chapter12 - DISCLOSURE
Section35 - CERTIFYING AUTHORITY TO ISSUE DIGITAL SIGNATURE CERTIFICATE
Section36 - REPRESENTATIONS UPON ISSUANCE OF DIGITAL SIGNATURE CERTIFICATE A Certifying Authority while issuing a Digital Signature
Chapter13 - SUSPENSION OF DIGITAL SIGNATURE CERTIFICATE
Chapter14 - REVOCATION OF DIGITAL SIGNATURE CERTIFICATE
Chapter15 - NOTICE OF SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION
Section40 - GENERATING KEY PAIR Where any Digital Signature Certificate, the public key of which corresponds to the private key of
Chapter16 - ACCEPTANCE OF DIGITAL SIGNATURE CERTIFICATE
Chapter17 - CONTROL OF PRIVATE KEY
Section43 - PENALTY FOR DAMAGE TO COMPUTER, COMPUTER SYSTEM, ETC If any person without permission of the owner or any other person
Section44 - PENALTY FOR FAILURE TO FURNISH INFORMATION, RETURN, ETC If any person who is required under this Act or any rules or
Section45 - RESIDUARY PENALTY Whoever contravenes any rules or regulations made under this Act, for the contravention of which no
Chapter18 - POWER TO ADJUDICATE
Section47 - FACTORS TO BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT BY THE ADJUDICATING OFFICER While adjudging the quantum of compensation under this
Chapter19 - ESTABLISHMENT OF CYBER APPELLATE TRIBUNAL
Section49 - COMPOSITION OF CYBER APPELLATE TRIBUNAL A Cyber Appellate Tribunal shall consist of one person only
Section50 - QUALIFICATIONS FOR APPOINTMENT AS PRESIDING OFFICER OF THE CYBER APPELLATE TRIBUNAL A person shall not be qualified for
Section51 - TERM OF OFFICE The Presiding Officer of a Cyber Appellate Tribunal shall hold office for a term of five years from the
Section52 - SALARY, ALLOWANCES AND OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICE OF PRESIDING OFFICER The salary and allowances payable to,
Section53 - FILLING UP OF VACANCIES If, for reason other than temporary absence, any vacancy occurs in the office of the Presiding
Chapter20 - REGISTRATION AND REMOVAL
Section55 - ORDERS CONSTITUTING APPELLATE TRIBUNAL TO BE FINAL AND NOT TO INVALIDATE ITS PROCEEDINGS No order of the Central
Chapter21 - STAFF OF THE CYBER APPELLATE TRIBUNAL
Chapter22 - APPEAL TO CYBER APPELLATE TRIBUNAL
Section58 - PROCEDURE AND POWERS OF THE CYBER APPELLATE TRIBUNAL
Section59 - RIGHT TO LEGAL REPRESENTATION The appellant may either appear in person or authorise one or more legal practitioners or
Section60 - LIMITATION The provisions of the Limitation Act, 1963
Section61 - CIVIL COURT NOT TO HAVE JURISDICTION No court shall have jurisdiction to entertain any suit or proceeding in respect of
Section62 - APPEAL TO HIGH COURT Any person aggrieved by any decision or order of the Cyber Appellate Tribunal may file an appeal
Chapter23 - COMPOUNDING OF CONTRAVENTIONS
Section64 - RECOVERY OF PENALTY A penalty imposed under this Act, if it is not paid, shall be recovered as an arrear of land
Section65 - TAMPERING WITH COMPUTER SOURCE DOCUMENTS Whoever knowingly or intentionally conceals, destroys or alters or
Chapter24 - HACKING WITH COMPUTER SYSTEM
Section67 - PUBLISHING OF INFORMATION WHICH IS OBSCENE IN ELECTRONIC FORM Whoever publishes or transmits or causes to be published
Chapter25 - POWER OF CONTROLLER TO GIVE DIRECTIONS
Section69 - DIRECTIONS OF CONTROLLER TO A SUBSCRIBER TO EXTEND FACILITIES TO DECRYPT INFORMATION
Chapter26 - PROTECTED SYSTEM
Section71 - PENALTY FOR MISREPRESENTATION Whoever makes any misrepresentation to, or suppresses any material fact from, the
Section72 - PENALTY FOR BREACH OF CONFIDENTIALITY AND PRIVACY Save as otherwise provided in this Act or any other law for the time
Section73 - PENALTY FOR PUBLISHING DIGITAL SIGNATURE CERTIFICATE FALSE IN CERTAIN PARTICULARS
Section74 - PUBLICATION FOR FRAUDULENT PURPOSE Whoever knowingly creates, publishes or otherwise makes available a Digital
Section75 - ACT TO APPLY FOR OFFENCE OR CONTRAVENTION COMMITTED OUTSIDE INDIA
Section76 - CONFISCATION Any computer, computer system, floppies, compact disks, tape drives or any other accessories related
Section77 - PENALTIES OR CONFISCATION NOT TO INTERFERE WITH OTHER PUNISHMENTS No penalty imposed or confiscation made under this
Section78 - POWER TO INVESTIGATE OFFENCES Notwithstanding anything contained in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
Section79 - NETWORK SERVICE PROVIDERS NOT TO BE LIABLE IN CERTAIN CASES For the removal of doubts, it is hereby declared that no
Section80 - POWER OF POLICE OFFICER AND OTHER OFFICERS TO ENTER, SEARCH, ETC
Section81 - ACT TO HAVE OVERRIDING EFFECT The provisions of this Act shall have effect notwithstanding anything inconsistent
Section83 - POWER TO GIVE DIRECTIONS The Central Government may give directions to any State Government as to the carrying into
Section84 - PROTECTION OF ACTION TAKEN IN GOOD FAITH No suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall lie against the Central
Chapter27 - OFFENCES BY COMPANIES
Chapter28 - REMOVAL OF DIFFICULTIES
Section87 - POWER OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT TO MAKE RULES
Chapter29 - CONSTITUTION OF ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Chapter30 - POWER OF CONTROLLER TO MAKE REGULATIONS
Section90 - POWER OF STATE GOVERNMENT TO MAKE RULES
Section91 - AMENDMENT OF ACT 45 OF 1860 The Indian Penal Code, 1860 shall be amended in the manner specified in the First Schedule
Section92 - AMENDMENT OF ACT 1 OF 1872 The Indian Evidence Act, 1872 shall be amended in the manner specified in the Second
Section93 - AMENDMENT OF ACT 18 OF 1891 The Bankers' Books Evidence Act, 1891 shall be amended in the manner specified in the Third
Section94 - AMENDMENT OF ACT 2 OF 1934 The Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 shall be amended in the manner specified in the Fourth
Schedule3 - THE THIRD SCHEDULE (See Section 93) AMENDMENTS TO THE BANKERS' BOOKS EVIDENCE ACT, 1891 (18 of 1891) 1. In Section 2" (a

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