Sanhita.ai

The Information Technology Act, 2000

(IT Act 2000)

Chapter 11: OFFENCES

Section 65
Tampering with computer source documents.
Section 66
Computer related offences.
Section 66A
Punishment for sending offensive messages through communication service, etc.
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.

Tampering with computer source documents.

Computer related offences.

Punishment for sending offensive messages through communication service, etc.

Punishment for dishonestly receiving stolen computer resource or communication device.

Punishment for identity theft.

Punishment for cheating by personation by using computer resource.

Punishment for violation of privacy.

Punishment for cyber terrorism.

Punishment for publishing or transmitting obscene material in electronic form.

Punishment for publishing or transmitting of material containing sexually explicit act, etc., in electronic form.

Punishment for publishing or transmitting of material depicting children in sexually explicit act, etc., in electronic form.

Preservation and retention of information by intermediaries.

Power of Controller to give directions.

Power to issue directions for interception or monitoring or decryption of any information through any computer resource.

Power to issue directions for blocking for public access of any information through any computer resource.

Power to authorise to monitor and collect traffic data or information through any computer resource for cyber security.

Protected system.

National nodal agency.

Indian Computer Emergency Response Team to serve as national agency for incident response.

Penalty for misrepresentation.

Penalty for Breach of confidentiality and privacy.

Punishment for disclosure of information in breach of lawful contract.

Penalty for publishing electronic signature Certificate false in certain particulars.

Publication for fraudulent purpose.

Act to apply for offence or contravention committed outside India.

Confiscation.

Compensation, penalties or confiscation not to interfere with other punishment.

Compounding of offences.

Offences with three years imprisonment to be bailable.

Power to investigate offences.