The Information Technology Act, 2000

Central Act · Act 21 of 2000110 provisions1,771 citing judgments

The enactment

Long title	An Act to provide legal recognition for transactions carried out by means of electronic data interchange and other means of electronic communication, commonly referred to as
Type	Act
Citation	Act 21 of 2000
Year	2000
Jurisdiction	Central
Ministry	Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
Status	In force as published by the source
Provisions published	110
Subjects	technology

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Section 1 Short title, extent, commencement and application.6 citing judgments
Section 2 Definitions.46 citing judgments
Section 3 Authentication of electronic records.94 citing judgments
Section 3A Electronic signature.2 citing judgments
Section 4 Legal recognition of electronic records.104 citing judgments
Section 5 Legal recognition of electronic signatures.36 citing judgments
Section 6 Use of electronic records and electronic signatures in Government and its agencies.57 citing judgments
Section 6A Delivery of services by service provider.
Section 7 Retention of electronic records.59 citing judgments
Section 7A Audit of documents, etc., maintained in electronic form.2 citing judgments
Section 8 Publication of rule, regulation, etc., in Electronic Gazette.32 citing judgments
Section 9 Sections 6, 7 and 8 not to confer right to insist document should be accepted in electronic form.56 citing judgments
Section 10 Power to make rules by Central Government in respect of electronic signature.47 citing judgments
Section 10A Validity of contracts formed through electronic means.7 citing judgments
Section 11 Attribution of electronic records.24 citing judgments
Section 12 Acknowledgment of receipt.44 citing judgments
Section 13 Time and place of despatch and receipt of electronic record.52 citing judgments
Section 14 Secure electronic record.38 citing judgments
Section 15 Secure electronic signature.34 citing judgments
Section 16 Security procedures and practices.36 citing judgments
Section 17 Appointment of Controller and other officers.35 citing judgments
Section 18 Functions of Controller.45 citing judgments
Section 19 Recognition of foreign Certifying Authorities.50 citing judgments
Section 21 Licence to issue electronic signature Certificates.43 citing judgments
Section 22 Application for licence.27 citing judgments
Section 23 Renewal of licence.18 citing judgments
Section 24 Procedure for grant or rejection of licence.23 citing judgments
Section 25 Suspension of licence.57 citing judgments
Section 26 Notice of suspension or revocation of licence.16 citing judgments
Section 27 Power to delegate.22 citing judgments
Section 28 Power to investigate contraventions.16 citing judgments
Section 29 Access to computers and data.13 citing judgments
Section 30 Certifying Authority to follow certain procedures.17 citing judgments
Section 31 Certifying Authority to ensure compliance of the Act, etc.19 citing judgments
Section 32 Display of licence.26 citing judgments
Section 33 Surrender of licence.19 citing judgments
Section 34 Disclosure.18 citing judgments
Section 35 Certifying authority to issue electronic signature Certificate.11 citing judgments
Section 36 Representations upon issuance of Digital signature Certificate.12 citing judgments
Section 37 Suspension of Digital Signature Certificate.7 citing judgments
Section 38 Revocation of Digital Signature Certificate.7 citing judgments
Section 39 Notice of suspension or revocation.13 citing judgments
Section 40 Generating key pair.10 citing judgments
Section 40A Duties of subscriber of Electronic Signature Certificate.2 citing judgments
Section 41 Acceptance of Digital Signature Certificate.9 citing judgments
Section 42 Control of private key.3 citing judgments
Section 43 Penalty and compensation for damage to computer, computer system, etc.15 citing judgments
Section 43A Compensation for failure to protect data.2 citing judgments
Section 44 Penalty for failure to furnish information, return, etc.5 citing judgments
Section 45 Residuary penalty.15 citing judgments
Section 46 Power to adjudicate.3 citing judgments
Section 47 Factors to be taken into account by the adjudicating officer.8 citing judgments
Section 48 Appellate Tribunal.11 citing judgments
Section 52D Decision by majority.
Section 55 Orders constituting Appellate Tribunal to be final and not to invalidate its proceedings.5 citing judgments
Section 57 Appeal to Appellate Tribunal.3 citing judgments
Section 58 Procedure and powers of the Appellate Tribunal.1 citing judgment
Section 59 Right to legal representation.2 citing judgments
Section 60 Limitation.3 citing judgments
Section 61 Civil court not to have jurisdiction.5 citing judgments
Section 62 Appeal to High Court.3 citing judgments
Section 63 Compounding of contraventions.12 citing judgments
Section 64 Recovery of penalty or compensation.2 citing judgments
Section 65 Tampering with computer source documents.18 citing judgments
Section 66 Computer related offences.34 citing judgments
Section 66A Omitted.13 citing judgments
Section 66B Punishment for dishonestly receiving stolen computer resource or communication device.4 citing judgments
Section 66C Punishment for identity theft.17 citing judgments
Section 66D Punishment for cheating by personation by using computer resource.36 citing judgments
Section 66E Punishment for violation of privacy.11 citing judgments
Section 66F Punishment for cyber terrorism.7 citing judgments
Section 67 Punishment for publishing or transmitting obscene material in electronic form.55 citing judgments
Section 67A Punishment for publishing or transmitting of material containing sexually explicit act, etc., in electronic form.22 citing judgments
Section 67B Punishment for publishing or transmitting of material depicting children in sexually explicit act, etc., in electronic form.7 citing judgments
Section 67C Preservation and retention of information by intermediaries.
Section 68 Power of Controller to give directions.3 citing judgments
Section 69 Power to issue directions for interception or monitoring or decryption of any information through any computer resource.2 citing judgments
Section 69A Power to issue directions for blocking for public access of any information through any computer resource.5 citing judgments
Section 69B Power to authorise to monitor and collect traffic data or information through any computer resource for cyber security.
Section 70 Protected system.8 citing judgments
Section 70A National nodal agency.
Section 70B Indian Computer Emergency Response Team to serve as national agency for incident response.1 citing judgment
Section 71 Penalty for misrepresentation.2 citing judgments
Section 72 Penalty for Breach of confidentiality and privacy.6 citing judgments
Section 72A Punishment for disclosure of information in breach of lawful contract.2 citing judgments
Section 73 Penalty for publishing electronic signature Certificate false in certain particulars.6 citing judgments
Section 74 Publication for fraudulent purpose.2 citing judgments
Section 75 Act to apply for offence or contravention committed outside India.6 citing judgments
Section 76 Confiscation.4 citing judgments
Section 77 Compensation, penalties or confiscation not to interfere with other punishment.4 citing judgments
Section 77A Compounding of offences.
Section 77B Offences with three years imprisonment to be bailable.
Section 78 Power to investigate offences.8 citing judgments
Section 79 Exemption from liability of intermediary in certain cases.8 citing judgments
Section 79A Central Government to notify Examiner of Electronic Evidence.
Section 80 Power of police officer and other officers to enter, search, etc.11 citing judgments
Section 81 Act to have overriding effect.6 citing judgments
Section 81A Application of the Act to electronic cheque and truncated cheque.
Section 82 Controller, Deputy Controller and Assistant Controller to be public servants.4 citing judgments
Section 83 Power to give directions.15 citing judgments
Section 84 Protection of action taken in good faith.3 citing judgments
Section 84A Modes or methods for encryption.
Section 84B Punishment for abetment of offences.2 citing judgments
Section 84C Punishment for attempt to commit offences.2 citing judgments
Section 85 Offences by companies.5 citing judgments
Section 86 Removal of difficulties.6 citing judgments
Section 87 Power of Central Government to make rules.6 citing judgments
Section 88 Constitution of Advisory Committee.4 citing judgments
Section 89 Power of Controller to make regulations.2 citing judgments
Section 90 Power of State Government to make rules.5 citing judgments

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