Bare Act Search Results

Information Technology Act, 2000 Chapter XI

Title: Offences

State: Central

Year: 2000

.....- Punishment for disclosure of information in breach of lawful contract 1[72A. Punishment 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 the terms of lawful contract, has secured access to any material containing personal information about another person, with the intent to cause or knowing that he is likely to cause wrongful loss or wrongful gain discloses, without the consent of the person concerned, or in breach of a lawful contract, such material to any other person, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine which may extend to five lakh rupees, or with both.] _________________ 1. Inserted vide Information Technology (Amendment) Act, 2008. Section 73 - Penalty for publishing 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 in the certificate has not.....

Information Technology Act, 2000 Section 67

Title: Publishing of Information Which is Obscene in Electronic Form

State: Central

Year: 2000

.....lakh rupees and in the event of second or subsequent conviction with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to five years and also with fine which may extend to ten lakh rupees. _____________________ 1. Substituted vide Information Technology (Amendment) Act, 2008 Prior to substitution text read as under :- Whoever publishes or transmits or causes to be published in the electronic form, any material which is lascivious or appeals to the prurient interest or if its effect is such as to tend to deprave and corrupt persons who are likely, having regard to all relevant circumstances, to read, see or hear the matter contained or embodied in it, shall be punished on first conviction with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to five years and with fine which may extend to one lakh rupees and in the event of a second or subsequent conviction with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years and also with fine which may extend to two lakh rupees.

Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860) Chapter 14

Title: Of Offences Affecting the Public Health, Safety, Convenience, Decency and Morals

State: Central

Year: 1860

.....in good faith anything whatever respecting the conduct of-- (i) a public servant in the discharge of his public functions or respecting his character so far as his character appears in that conduct and no further; or (ii) any person touching any public question, and respecting his character, so far as his character appears in that conduct and no further, Explanation.II-- In deciding whether any person has committed an offence under this section, the court shall have regard inter alia, to the following considerations-- (a) The general character of the person charged, and where relevant the nature of his business; (b) the general character and dominant effect of the matter alleged to be grossly indecent or scurrilous or intended for blackmail; (c) any evidence offered or called by or on behalf of the accused person as to his intention in committing any of the acts specified in this section. ______________________ 1. Substituted by Act 8 of 1925, section 2, for the original section. 2. Inserted by Act 36 of 1969, section 2 (w..e.f. 7-9-1969). 3. Section 292 renumbered as sub-section (2) of that section by Act 36 of 1969, section 2 (w.e.f. 7-9-1969). 4......

Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860) Section 292

Title: Sale, Etc., of Obscene Books, Etc.

State: Central

Year: 1860

.....blackmail; (c) any evidence offered or called by or on behalf of the accused person as to his intention in committing any of the acts specified in this section. ______________________ 1. Substituted by Act 8 of 1925, section 2, for the original section. 2. Inserted by Act 36 of 1969, section 2 (w..e.f. 7-9-1969). 3. Section 292 renumbered as sub-section (2) of that section by Act 36 of 1969, section 2 (w.e.f. 7-9-1969). 4. Substituted by Act 36 of 1969, section 2, by certain words (w.e.f. 7-9-1969). 5. Substituted by Act 36 of 1969, section 2, for Exception (w.e.f. 7-9-1969). 6. [Vide Orissa Act No. 13 of 1962], sec. 2 (w.e.f. 16-5-1962)]. 7. [Vide T.N. Act No. 25 of 1960, sec. 2 (w.e.f. 9-11-1960)]. 8. [Vide Orissa Act No. 13 of 1962, sec. 3 (w.e.f. 16-5-0962). 9. [Vide T.N. Act No. 25 of 1960, sec. 2 (w.e.f. 9-11-1960)]. 10. Substituted by Tamil Nadu Act No. 30 of 1984. 11. Inserted by Tamil Nadu Act No. 30 of 1984.

Information Technology Act, 2000 Amending Act 1

Title: Information Technology (Amendment) Act, 2008

State: Central

Year: 2000

.....TECHNOLOGY (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2008 [Act No. 10 of 2009] [5th February 2009] PREAMBLE An Act further to amend the Information Technology Act, 2000. Be it enacted by Parliament in the Fifty-ninth Year of the Republic of India as follows:-- PART I Preliminary 1. Short title and commencement (1) This Act may be called the Information Technology (Amendment) Act, 2008. (2) It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint: Provided that different dates may be appointed for different provisions of this Act and any reference in any such provision to the commencement of this Act shall be construed as a reference to the coming into force of that provision. PART II Amendments to the Information Technology Act, 2000 2. Substitution of words "digital signature" by words "electronic signature". In the Information Technology Act, 2000 (hereinafter in this Part referred to as the 21 of 2000. principal Act), for the words "digital signature" occurring in the Chapter, section, subsection and clause referred to in the Table below, the words "electronic signature" shall be substituted. .....

Information Technology (Amendment) Act 2008 Part 2 50

Title: Amendments to the Information Technology Act, 2000

State: Central

Year: 2008

.....that in prescribing such security procedures and practices, the Central Government shall have regard to the commercial circumstances, nature of transactions and such other related factors as it may consider appropriate.'. Section 12 - Amendment of section 17 In section 17 of the principal Act,-- (a) in sub-section (1), for the words "and Assistant Controllers", the words ", Assistant Controllers, other officers and employees" shall be substituted; and (b) in sub-section (4), for the words "and Assistant Controllers", the words ", Assistant Controllers, other officers and employees" shall be substituted.". Section 13 - Omission of section 20 Section 20 of the principal Act shall be omitted. Section 14 - Amendment of section 29 In section 29 of the principal Act, in sub-section (1), for the words "any contravention of the provisions of this Act, rules or regulations made thereunder", the words "any contravention of the provisions of this Chapter" shall be substituted. Section 15 - Amendment of section 30 In section 30 of the principal Act,-- (i) in clause (c), after the word "assured", the word "and" shall be omitted; (ii) after clause (c), the following.....

Information Technology (Amendment) Act 2008 Section 32

Title: Substitution of New Sections for Sections 66 and 67

State: Central

Year: 2008

.....either description for a term which may extend to seven years and also with fine which may extend to ten lakh rupees: Provided that provisions of section 67, section 67A and this section does not extend to any book, pamphlet, paper, writing, drawing, painting representation or figure in electronic form-- (i) the publication of which is proved to be justified as being for the public good on the ground that such book, pamphlet, paper, writing, drawing, painting representation or figure is in the interest of science, literature, art or learning or other objects of general concern; or (ii) which is kept or used for bona fide heritage or religious purpose's. Explanation.-- For the purposes of this section, "children" means a person who has not completed the age of 18 years. 67C. Preservation and retention of information by intermediaries.- (1) Intermediary shall preserve and retain such information as may be specified for such duration and in such manner and format as the Central Government may prescribe. (2) Any intermediary who intentionally or knowingly contravenes the provisions of sub-section (1) shall be punished with an imprisonment for a term which may extend to.....

Information Technology Act, 2000 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 2000

.....record is retained intact or has been altered since such electronic record was so affixed with the digital signature. (2) Any reference in this Act to any enactment or any provision thereof shall, in relation to an area in which such enactment or such provision is not in force, be construed as a reference to the corresponding law or the relevant provision of the corresponding law, if any, in force in that area. SECTION 03: AUTHENTICATION OF ELECTRONIC RECORDS (1) Subject to the provisions of this section any subscriber may authenticate an electronic record by affixing his digital signature. (2) The authentication of the electronic record shall be effected by the use of asymmetric crypto system and hash function which envelop and transform the initial electronic record into another electronic record. Explanation."For the purposes of this sub-section, "hash function" means an algorithm mapping or translation of one sequence of bits into another, generally smaller, set known as "hash result" such that an electronic record yields the same hash result every time the algorithm is executed with the same electronic record as its input making it computationally infeasible" (a).....

The Indian Penal Code 1860 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1860

.....1908, `India', means the territory of India excluding the State of Jammu and Kashmir. Under s. 2(e) of the Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Act, 1969, `India' means for the purposes of this Act the territories to which this Act extends (i.e., whole of India except the State of Jammu and Kashmir). According to s. 2(27) of Customs Act, 1962, `India' includes the territorial waters of India. SECTION 19: "JUDGE" The word "judge" denotes not only every person who is officially designated as a Judge, but also every person, who is empowered by law to give, in any legal proceeding, civil or criminal, a definitive judgement or a judgement which, if not appealed against, would be definitive, or a judgement which, if confirmed by some other authority, would be definitive, or who is one of a body of persons, which body of persons is empowered by law to give such a judgement. Illustrations (a) A Collector exercising jurisdiction in a suit under Act 10 of 1859, is a Judge. (b) A Magistrate exercising jurisdiction in respect of a charge on which he has power to sentence to fine or imprisonment, with or without appeal, is a Judge. (c) A member of a Panchayat which has power.....