Offences Section Under IT Act
- Tampering with computer source Documents - Sec.65 (IT Act)
- Hacking with computer systems, Data Alteration - Sec.66 (IT Act)
- Sending offensive messages through communication service, etc - Sec.66A (IT Act)
- Dishonestly receiving stolen computer resource or communication device - Sec.66B (IT Act)
- Identity theft - Sec.66C (IT Act)
- Cheating by personation by using computer resource - Sec.66D (IT Act)
- Violation of privacy - Sec.66E (IT Act)
- Cyber terrorism - Sec.66F (IT Act)
- Publishing or transmitting obscene material in electronic form Sec.67 (IT Act)
- Publishing or transmitting of material containing sexually explicit act, etc. in electronic form - Sec.67A (IT Act)
- Punishment for publishing or transmitting of material depicting children in sexually explicit act, etc. in electronic form - Sec.67B (IT Act)
- Preservation and Retention of information by intermediaries - Sec.67C (IT Act)
- Powers to issue directions for interception or monitoring or decryption of any information through any computer resource - Sec.69 (IT Act)
- Power to issue directions for blocking for public access of any information through any computer resource - Sec.69A (IT Act)
- Power to authorize to monitor and collect traffic data or information through any computer resource for Cyber Security - Sec.69B (IT Act)
- Un-authorized access to protected system - Sec.70 (IT Act)
- Penalty for misrepresentation - Sec.71 (IT Act)
- Breach of confidentiality and privacy - Sec.72 (IT Act)
- Publishing False digital signature certificates - Sec.73 (IT Act)
- Publication for fraudulent purpose - Sec.74 (IT Act)
- Act to apply for offence or contraventions committed outside India - Sec.75 (IT Act)
- Compensation, penalties or confiscation not to interfere with other punishment - Sec.77 (IT Act)
- Compounding of Offences - Sec.77A (IT Act)
- Offences with three years imprisonment to be cognizable - Sec.77B (IT Act)
- Exemption from liability of intermediary in certain cases - Sec.79 (IT Act)
- Punishment for abetment of offences - Sec.84B (IT Act)
- Punishment for attempt to commit offences - Sec.84C (IT Act)
- Offences by Companies - Sec.85 (IT Act)
Note: Sec.78 of I.T. Act empowers Police Inspector to investigate cases falling under this Act
- Sending threatening messages by e-mail Sec .503 IPC
- Word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman - Sec.509 IPC
- Sending defamatory messages by e-mail Sec .499 IPC
- Bogus websites, Cyber Frauds Sec .420 IPC
- E-mail Spoofing Sec .463 IPC
- Making a false document - Sec.464 IPC
- Forgery for purpose of cheating - Sec.468 IPC
- Forgery for purpose of harming reputation - Sec.469 IPC
- Web-Jacking Sec .383 IPC
- E-mail Abuse Sec .500 IPC
- Punishment for criminal intimidation - Sec.506 IPC
- Criminal intimidation by an anonymous communication - Sec.507 IPC
- When copyright infringed:- Copyright in a work shall be deemed to be infringed - Sec.51
- Offence of infringement of copyright or other rights conferred by this Act. Any person who knowingly infringes or abets the infringement of - Sec.63
- Enhanced penalty on second and subsequent covictions - Sec.63A
- Knowing use of infringing copy of computer programme to be an offence - Sec.63B
- Obscenity - Sec. 292 IPC
- Printing etc. of grossly indecent or scurrilous matter or matter intended for blackmail - Sec.292A IPC
- Sale, etc., of obscene objects to young person Sec.293 IPC
- Obscene acts and songs - Sec.294 IPC
- Theft of Computer Hardware - Sec. 378
- Punishment for theft - Sec.379
- Online Sale of Drugs NDPS Act
- Online Sale of Arms Arms Act