SHRI VAISHNAV VIDYAPEETH VISHWAVIDIYALAYA

Shri Vaishnav Institute of Information Technology

Session: -July-dec 2022

Subject Code: - BTIT-603

Year: - 3RD
Semester: - 5TH Sem
Section: - E
Subject Name: - CYBER AND NETWORK SECURITY
TOPIC :- lab ASSIGNMENT NO.02
Class: - B. tech CSE (BDA)
Enrollment no.: - 20100BTBDAI07210

Submitted To: Submitted By:

SUKRATI AGRWAL MAM HRISHABH SOLANKI

Assignment no.02
Aim:-
Case study of Information Technology Act 2000
The Information Technology Act, 2000 was enacted by the
Indian Parliament in 2000. it is the primary law in India for matters related
to cybercrime and e-commerce.
The act was enacted to administer legal sanction to electronic
commerce and electronic transactions, to enable e-governance, and also to
forestall cybercrime.
Under this law, for any crime involving a computer or a network
located in India, foreign nationals can even be charged. The law prescribes
penalties for various cybercrimes and fraud through digital/electronic format.

Information technology Act,2000 has 13 chapters,94 sections and 4 schedules.

First 16 sections handle some legal aspects concerning digital signature.

Section 17 to 42 deals with certifying authorities who are licensed to issue
digital signature certificate.
section 43 to 47 provides penalties and compensation.
section 48 to 64 deals with appellate tribunals and appeal to supreme court.
section 65 to 78 of the act deals with offense.
section 79 to 94 deals with miscellaneous of the act

Section-66. Computer related offences.–If a private, dishonestly or

fraudulently, does any act observed in section 43, he shall be punishable with
imprisonment for a term which could touch three years or with fine which
could reach five lakh rupees or with both.
Section-66A. Punishment for sending offensive messages through
communication service, etc.–Any person who sends, by means of a computer
resource or a communication device,–
(a) any information that's grossly offensive or has menacing character; or
(b) any information which he knows to be false, but the aim of causing
annoyance, inconvenience, danger, obstruction, insult, injury, criminal
intimidation, enmity, hatred or ill will, persistently by making use of such
computer resource or a communication device;
(c) any piece of email or piece of email message for the aim of causing
annoyance or inconvenience or to deceive or to mislead the addressee or
recipient about the origin of such messages, shall be punishable with
imprisonment for a term which might touch three years and with fine.
Section-66B. Punishment for dishonestly receiving stolen computer resource
or communication device.–Whoever dishonestly receive or retains any stolen
computer resource or communication device knowing or having reason to
believe the rather like be stolen computer resource or communication device,
shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which
could reach three years or with fine which may be rupees one lakh or with
both.
Section-66C. Punishment for fraud.–Whoever, fraudulently or dishonestly
make use of the electronic signature, password or the opposite unique
identification feature of the choice person, shall be punished with
imprisonment of either description for a term which might reach three years
and shall even be in danger of fine which could reach rupees one lakh.
Section-66D. Punishment for cheating by personation by using computer
resource.–Whoever, by means of any communication device or computer
resource cheats by personation, shall be punished with imprisonment of either
description for a term which could touch three years and shall even be at risk
of fine which may be one lakh rupees.