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Vipul Dhulla's Knowledge Book
Hey! Friends, Like any other ACT, one has to divide it into two parts for understanding it. One is rule & logi for whih its
!ade & seond part is proedural !ethod of ACT. e.g. "no!e Ta# At. $tarting part is a%out ino!e ta#, what it is, its
rules & logi and latter is proedural part of i!ple!entation, penal, disputes, tri%unal, appoint!ent of offiers, audit,
powers, rule for su%!itting infor!ation in various for!s et...
$o in sa!e wave length, if we see "nfor!ation Tehnology At. &
st
part is various type of tehnology, its definition, proess,
et ' its like what we learned in earlier hapters( and seond part is like any other ACT proedural part ) audit, power,
rules, appoint!ent of offiers, penal, disputes, et..
So, experienced Golden saying You know many thing, but you do not know, that you know many thing
Any a!end!ent in any At is nor!ally for larifiation, adding new logis, re!oval of loop*holes, %ringing !ore disipline,
!ore ri!e+!is*ondut under penal net, et.... if read in this !anner ) it shall %e easy.... with this %akground lets.. start.
This Ac was amended !" In#ormaion Technolog" Amendmen Bill $%%&, passed in 'oksa!ha on Dec $$nd and in
(a)"as!ha on Dec $*rd o# $%%+. The hen ,on-!le .iniser o# Communicaions / IT, .r. Da"anidhi .aran discussed he
saemen o# 0!)ecs and (easons, which are gi1en as #ollows 2
Objectives :-
3ih in e-go1., e-com4proecion o# personal daa, criical in#ormaion ec.-re5uired harmoni6aion in Ac.
(apid in compuer / inerne use 4 in di## "pe o# crime. - so o include penal pro1isions #or same in ITA, I7C,
he Indian 81idence Ac and he Code o# Criminal 7rocedure o pre1en such crimes.
The 9nied :aions Commission on Inernaional Trade 'aw ;9:CIT(A'< in he "ear $%%= adoped he .odel
'aw on 8lecronic Signaures.
$ine the digital signatures are linked to a speifi tehnology, Hene to provide for alternate tehnology
of eletroni signatures for %ringing har!oni,ation with the said -odel Law.
The ser1ice pro1iders ma" !e auhori6ed !" he C> or he S> o se up, mainain and upgrade he compueri6ed
#aciliies and also collec, reain appropriae ser1ice charges #or pro1iding such ser1ices a such scale as ma" !e
speci#ied !" he C> or he S>.
In simple words 2
To harmoni6e Ac - wih increase in e-go1ernance.
To !ring 1arious penal o 1arious crime / accordingl" harmoni6e oher law oo.
,armoni6aion wih .odel 'aw / recogni6e - alernae echnolog" o DS.
(ules #or Ser1ice pro1iders.
Various Differences :-
9?s.=;@< lis o# eAcluded documens remo1ed. - ,owe1er, indicaed ha 8Acepion will !e indicaed in Birs
Schedule, an" add ? del will !e hrough noi#icaion #rom >a6ee o##ice / such shall !e placed !e#ore each ,ouse
o# 7arliamen C #or procedural simpli#icaionD.
Accordingl" o o!)eci1es 4 Various new de#iniion added ? modi#ied o widen scope
CAddedD2- $;ha< ECommunicaion De1iceE, $ ;na< EC"!er Ca#eE, $;n!< EC"!er Securi"E, $;a< E8lecronic
SignaureE, $;!< E8lecronic Signaure Ceri#icaeE $;ua< EIndian Compuer 8mergenc" (esponse TeamE
C.odi#iedD2- Sec $;)< FCompuer :eworkG, Sec. $;k< Fcompuer resourceG , $;1< EIn#ormaionE ,$;w<
EInermediar"E
Since inroducion o# 8lecronic Signaures 4 Various secion ha1e !een modi#ied #rom replacing word FDigial
SignauresG o 8lecronic Signaures / similarl" Conse5uenial Changes wih inroducion o# 8lecronic
Signaures.
Accordingl" o o!)eci1e Various new secion added 2-
Sec.*A - Bor 8lecronic Signaures.
Sec. &A - inroduced o pro1ide #or appoinmen o# Ser1ice 7ro1iders in e->o1ernance ser1ices FDeli1er"
o# Ser1ices !" Ser1ice 7ro1iderG
Sec. HA FAudi o# 8lecronic documensG
Sec. =% A speci#ies ha conrac #ormaion is possi!le wih o##er and accepance !eing in elecronic #orm.
Sec @%A FDuies o# su!scri!er o# 8lecronic Signaure Ceri#icaeG
Chaper II rename Fpenalies and ad)udicaionG o Fpenalies, compensaion / ad)udicaionG / compensaion
limis is !een remo1ed.
Sec.@* A included #or EDaa 7roecionE need.-speci#ies lia!ili" #or a !od" corporae handling sensii1e daa,
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inroduces concep o# Ereasona!le securi" pracicesE and sensii1e personal daa. :o limi #or compensaion
Sec.@& The powers o# he Ad)udicaor limied #or claims upo (s.J crores. Ci1il Cour's auhori" inroduced #or
claims !e"ond (s J crore - Signi#ican Change ha !rings Ci1il Cours !elow he ,igh Cour ino he C"!er
(elaed dispues #or he #irs ime.
@+ rename o# chaper I FC"!er (egulaions Appellae Tri!unalG o FC"!er Appellae Tri!unalG.
Accordingl" - complee change in pro1ision @K o J$ 4 also new secion added J$ A B C / D.
To penali6ed 1arious modi#ied ? added new secion like Sec && A,B,C,D,8 / B, Sec &H A,B / C.
&&A2 Sending o##ensi1e .essages
&&B2 (ecei1ing a Solen Compuer (esource
&&C2 Ideni" The#
&&D2 Cheaing !" personaion
&&82 Violaion o# 7ri1ac"
&&B2 C"!er Terrorism
&HA SeAuall" 8Aplici AcE
&HB Child 7ornograph" wih sringen punishmen.
&HC2 Inermediaries o preser1e and reain cerain records #or a saed period
&KA2 :ew Secion inroduced o ena!le !locking o# we!sies.
&KB2 :ew secion ha pro1ides powers #or monioring and collecing ra##ic daa ec
H%A2 :ew Secion added o de#ine :aional :odal Agenc" #or Criical In#ormaion In#rasrucure proecion .
H%B2 Indian Compuer 8mergenc" (esponse Team o !e he nodal agenc" #or inciden response.
H$A2 :ew Secion inroduced #or Daa 7roecion purpose.
HHAL :ew Secion inroduced o pro1ide #or Compounding o# o##ences wih punishmen upo * "ears.
HHB2 :ew Secion inroduced o consider all o##ences wih * "rs imprisonmen under he Ac as ECogni6a!leE /
!aila!le
H+ - 7ower o in1esigae an" cogni6a!le o##ence 1esed wih Inspecors insead o# DS7s
HK A2 :ew Secion inroduced o pro1ide #or he >o1ernmen o designae an" go1ernmen !od" as an 8Aaminer o#
8lecronic 81idence.
+% 2 The powers earlier a1aila!le o DS7 is now made a1aila!le o Inspecors
+= 2 Amended o keep he primac" o# Cop"righ and 7aen acs a!o1e ITA $%%%.
+@ A2 :ew Secion inroduced o ena!le he >o1ernmen o prescri!e encr"pion mehods.
+@ B2 :ew Secion inroduced o make Ea!aemenE punisha!le as he o##ence isel#.
+@ C2 :ew Secion inroduced o make an Eaemp o commi an o##enceE punisha!le wih hal# o# he punishmen
mean #or he o##ence.
+H - Conse5uenial Changes made. F7ower o# C> o make rules2G
K=-K@ 0mied
Schedule *
rd
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o Ac is also 0mied.
Various oher Ac ammended were 2-
M The Indian 7enal Code, The Indian 81idence Ac, =+H$.
In simple words 2-
8Acepion o Ac 4 lised in Birs schedule 4 #or procedural simpli#icaion
:ew de#iniion added o mee o!)eci1es
Bor 8lecronic Signaures #rom DS 4 Various secion are amended ? added.
Bor Ser1ice pro1iders 4 new secion added.
Bor dispue procedural changed.
:ew 7enal pro1ision #or punishing new crimes.
Consideraion o compensaion is also !een gi1en.
7owers rans#erred #rom DS7 o Inspecors in 1arious secion.
Conse5uenial changes in power o# 1arious auhoriies gi1en / #or procedural simpli#icaion.
... in spirit ) At has widen the sope, !ore larifiation, !ore punisha%le rules for ri!e, and !aking a safer growth of
e*o!!ere & tehnology....
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DS N Digial Signaures
8S N 8lecronic Signaures
DSC N Digial Signaures ceri#icae
8SC N 8lecronic Signaures Ceri#icae.
:0> N noi#icaion in o##icial ga6ee.
,7 N ,ouse o# parliamen
C> N Cenral >o1ernmen.
S> N Sae >o1ernmen.
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