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The Information Technology Act, 2000

125 sections · 14 chapters · 4 schedules

- Section 1 Short title, extent, commencement and application.
- Section 2 Definitions.
- Section 3 Authentication of electronic records.
- Section 3A Electronic signature.
- Section 79 Exemption from liability of intermediary in certain cases.
- Section 79A Central Government to notify Examiner of Electronic Evidence.
Schedule 1 THE FIRST SCHEDULE.
Schedule 2 THE SECOND SCHEDULE.
Schedule 3 THE THIRD SCHEDULE
Schedule 4 THE FOURTH SCHEDULE

The Information Technology Act, 2000

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The Information Technology Act, 2000
Chapter XI

Chapter XI

OFFENCES

Sections in this chapter

Section 65 — Tampering with computer source documents.
Section 66 — Computer related offences.
Section 66A — Omitted.
Section 66B — Punishment for dishonestly receiving stolen computer resource or communication device.
Section 66C — Punishment for identity theft.
Section 66D — Punishment for cheating by personation by using computer resource.
Section 66E — Punishment for violation of privacy.
Section 66F — Punishment for cyber terrorism.
Section 67 — Punishment for publishing or transmitting obscene material in electronic form.
Section 67A — Punishment for publishing or transmitting of material containing sexually explicit act, etc., in electronic form.
Section 67B — Punishment for publishing or transmitting of material depicting children in sexually explicit act, etc., in electronic form.
Section 67C — Preservation and retention of information by intermediaries.
Section 68 — Power of Controller to give directions.
Section 69 — Power to issue directions for interception or monitoring or decryption of any information through any computer resource.
Section 69A — Power to issue directions for blocking for public access of any information through any computer resource.
Section 69B — Power to authorise to monitor and collect traffic data or information through any computer resource for cyber security.
Section 70 — Protected system.
Section 70A — National nodal agency.
Section 70B — Indian Computer Emergency Response Team to serve as national agency for incident response.
Section 71 — Penalty for misrepresentation.
Section 72 — Penalty for Breach of confidentiality and privacy.
Section 72A — Punishment for disclosure of information in breach of lawful contract.
Section 73 — Penalty for publishing electronic signature Certificate false in certain particulars.
Section 74 — Publication for fraudulent purpose.
Section 75 — Act to apply for offence or contravention committed outside India.
Section 76 — Confiscation.
Section 77 — Compensation, penalties or confiscation not to interfere with other punishment.
Section 77A — Compounding of offences.
Section 77B — Offences with three years imprisonment to be bailable.
Section 78 — Power to investigate offences.