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Computer
Offenses
By Sahil
20/50115
Himanshu
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Introduction

 It is refers to the criminal act that are committed through use of

computer and information stored. Computer crime is a crime
that affect the computer regardless of the involvement of a
network.
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Computer Offenses

 The Information Technology act, 2000, under section 43 creates

criminal liability upon a person who damages the computer, or the
computer system, or the computer network without the permission of
the owner of such computer with a penalty and compensation for the
person so affected.
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Section 66 :- Computer related offenses

 According to section 66 of the Information Technology act, 2000, if any

person dishonestly or fraudulently, does any act referred to in section
43, he shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may
extend to three years or with a fine which may extend to five lakh
rupees or with both.
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Punishment Under Sec 66 of IT Act 2000

 Punishment for sending Offensive Messages (Section 66A)

Section 66A deals with the punishment for sending offensive
messages through communication service, etc. which is one of the
most controversial provisions of the act. The provision read as “Any
person who sends by any means of a computer resource any
information that is grossly offensive or has a menacing character; or
any information which he knows to be false, but for the purpose of
causing annoyance, inconvenience, danger, obstruction, insult shall be
punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three
years and with fine.”
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 Punishment for  Dishonestly Receiving stolen Computer

Resources or Communication Device (Section 66B)
Punishment for dishonestly receiving stolen computer resource or
communication device: Section 66B of the IT Act provides for
penalties for the deceptive receipt of any stolen computer or
communication device. This section requires that the person who
acquired the stolen property should have done so dishonestly or
should have cause to suspect that the property was stolen. Under
Section 66B of the IT Act, the sentence for this offense is
imprisonment of up to three years or a fine of up to Rupees one lac or
both.
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 Punishment for Identity Theft (Section 66C)

This section deals with Punishment for identity theft. It provides for
penalties for identity theft and provides that every individual who
fraudulently or dishonestly makes use of any other person’s electronic
signature, password, or any other unique identification feature shall be
punished by imprisonment of either description for a period of up to
three years and Rupees one lac.
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 Punishment for  Cheating by Personalization by using

Computer Programs (Section 66D)
Section 66D of the IT Act provides for punishment for ‘cheating by
personation by using computer services’ and provides that any person
who cheats by personation by means of any communication device or
computer resource shall be punishable by imprisonment of either type
for a period of up to three years and shall also be liable for a fine which
may be extended to Rupees one lac.[
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By Sahil