Various offences as listed under the information technology act 2000

 

We know the information technology industry has a huge impact on our overall life and therefore, there are many sorts of good and bad impacts both on our life. We know that information technology sector has proven to be on of the most growing and beneficial sector for our lives, for professional people and for the nation but one can not even deny the crimes and hurdles people are facing due to information technology and there to regulate various crimes information technology act 2000 has made various laws to safeguard people, companies and nation and here below is the list of those sections and penalties and provisions:-

• Section 65 of the information technology act deals with the issue related to tampering of any documents which is ben sourced in computer system which as per information technology act 2000 if any person found doing so or proven to did so then that person will be liable for the imprisonment up to three years or fine of rs 20,000 or more.
• Section 66 of the information technology act deals with hacking of or with computer systems. That means if any person hacks somebody else's system or information with the malicious interest of causing damage or alteration or for the interest of their own personal sake then that person shall be punishable under the same act for imprisonment up to three years or fine up to Rs.5,00,000 or more.
• Section 66A deals with “publishing or sending any offensive, false information or threatening information” which means if anything has been posted or sent via computer resource and the information sent or posted is false or threatening then the same person shall be liable for imprisonment up to three years.
• Section 66B deals with “receiving of stolen computer or any other communication device” which means if any person found with a stolen device and that too be proven that person have reason to have the stolen device then the same person will be punished with imprisonment up to three years and fine up to rs.1,00,000 or more.
• Section 66c of the information technology act deals with “using of the password of some other person” which means that if any person uses the digital signature, password or other security related things of some other person or entity fraudulently then that person shall be liable for the imprisonment up to three years or fine up to rs.1,00,000 or both.

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