Offences and Section Under IT Act

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Offences

Section Under IT Act

1.

Tampering with computer source Documents

Sec.65

2.

Hacking with computer systems , Data Alteration

Sec.66

3.

Sending offensive messages through communication service, etc

Sec.66A

4.

Dishonestly receiving stolen computer resource or communication device

Sec.66B

5.

Identity theft

Sec.66C

6.

Cheating by personation by using computer resource

Sec.66D

7.

Violation of privacy

Sec.66E

8.

Cyber terrorism

Sec.66F

9.

Publishing or transmitting obscene material in electronic form

Sec .67

10.

Publishing or transmitting of material containing sexually explicit act, etc. in
electronic form

Sec.67A

11.

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

Sec.67B

11.

Preservation and Retention of information by intermediaries

Sec.67C

12.

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

Sec.69

13.

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

Sec.69A

14.

Power to authorize to monitor and collect traffic data or information through
any computer resource for Cyber Security

Sec.69B

15.

Un-authorized access to protected system

Sec.70

16.

Penalty for misrepresentation

Sec.71

17.

Breach of confidentiality and privacy

Sec.72

18.

Publishing False digital signature certificates

Sec.73

19.

Publication for fraudulent purpose

Sec.74

29.

Act to apply for offence or contraventions committed outside India

Sec.75

21.

Compensation,   penalties   or   confiscation   not   to   interfere   with   other
punishment

Sec.77

22.

Compounding of Offences

Sec.77A

23.

Offences with three years imprisonment to be cognizable

Sec.77B

24.

Exemption from liability of intermediary in certain cases

Sec.79

25.

Punishment for abetment of offences

Sec.84B

26.

Punishment for attempt to commit offences

Sec.84C

27.

Offences by Companies

Sec.85

Note : Sec.78 of I.T. Act empowers Police Inspector to investigate cases falling under this Act

28.

Sending threatening messages by e-mail

Sec .503 IPC

29.

Word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman

Sec.509 IPC

30.

Sending defamatory messages by e-mail

Sec .499 IPC

31.

Bogus websites , Cyber Frauds

Sec .420 IPC

32.

E-mail Spoofing

Sec .463 IPC

33.

Making a false document

Sec.464 IPC

34.

Forgery for purpose of cheating

Sec.468 IPC

35.

Forgery for purpose of harming reputation

Sec.469 IPC

36.

Web-Jacking

Sec .383 IPC

37.

E-mail Abuse

Sec .500 IPC

38.

Punishment for criminal intimidation

Sec.506 IPC

39.

Criminal intimidation by an anonymous communication

Sec.507 IPC

40.

When  copyright  infringed:-  Copyright  in  a  work  shall  be  deemed  to  be
infringed

Sec.51

41.

Offence of infringement of copyright or other rights conferred by this Act. Any
person who knowingly infringes or abets the infringement of

Sec.63

42.

Enhanced penalty on second and subsequent covictions

Sec.63A

43.

Knowing use of infringing copy of computer programme to be an offence

Sec.63B

44.

Obscenity

Sec. 292 IPC

45.

Printing etc. of grossly indecent or scurrilous matter or matter intended for
blackmail

Sec.292A IPC

46.

Sale, etc., of obscene objects to young person

Sec .293 IPC

47.

Obscene acts and songs

Sec.294 IPC

48.

Theft of Computer Hardware

Sec. 378

49.

Punishment for theft

Sec.379

50.

Online Sale of Drugs

NDPS Act

51.

Online Sale of Arms

Arms Act

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