Information Technology Act,

2000

Objectives
To

provide legal recognition for transactions

Carried out by means of electronic data
interchange, and
Other means of electronic communication,
commonly referred to as "electronic
commerce",
involving
the
use
of
alternatives to paper-based methods of
communication and storage of information.

Objectives (contd.)
To

facilitate

documents

electronic
with

the

filing

of

Government

agencies

To amend the Indian Penal Code, the

Indian Evidence Act, 1872, the Banker's
Book

Evidence

Act,

1891

and

Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934

the

Authentication of Electronic
Records

Any subscriber may authenticate an

electronic record

Authentication by affixing his digital

signature.

Any person by the use of a public key

of the subscriber can verify the
electronic record

Legality of Digital
Signatures

Legal recognition of digital signatures.

Electronic Signatures not yet legal in

India.

Certifying

Authorities

for

Digital

Signatures.

Scheme

for

Regulation

of

Certifying

Authorities for Digital Signatures

Controller of Certifying
Authorities

Shall exercise supervision over the activities

of Certifying Authorities

Lay

down

standards

and

conditions

governing Certifying Authorities

Specify various forms and content of Digital

Signature Certificates

Digital Signatures and

Electronic Records
Use

of Electronic Records and Digital

Signatures in Government Agencies.

Publications of rules and regulations

in the Electronic Gazette.

Compensatio
n
If a person without the permission of owner
or any other person in charge of a
computer, computer system or computer
network, accesses or secures access to such
computer, computer system or computer
network, he is liable to pay statutory
damages by way of compensation, not
exceeding One Crore Rupees
( Rs
10,000,000/- ) to the person so affected.

Cyber Offences
Various
Cyber

cyber offences defined

offences to be investigated

only by a Police Officer not below

the

rank

of

the

Superintendent of Police.

Deputy

Cyber Offences (contd.)

Tampering

with

computer

source

documents.

Publishing of information which is

obscene in electronic form.

Breach of confidentiality and privacy.

CYBER OFFENCES
(contd.)

Hacking

Misrepresentation

Publishing Digital Signature Certificate

false

in

certain

particulars

and

publication for fraudulent purposes.