Information Technology Act 2000

Should not manipulate the computer system or computer network.

Penalties

Sec 44 penalties

Any person who ever fails to provide required document by the certifying authorities, such person is liable for penalty up to 150000/-.

Any person who ever fails to provide required information by the certifying authorities, such person is liable for penalty up to 5000/-.

Any person who ever fails to maintain records and account books, such person is liable for penalty up to 10000/-.

[Sec45] Any person who disobey or be oppose to this law or act shall be liable for penalty of 25000/-.

Adjudication officer

[Sec 46]

Deals with appointment of adjudication officer by central government, who have experience in field of information technology, for the purpose of holding enquiry on the matters like violation of rules of the act, etc. he can impose penalty or award compensation.

Cyber regulation appellate tribunal

[Sec48]

Deals with the establishment of cyber regulation appellate tribunal for the purpose of supervising the adjudicating officer

[Sec 49]

Appellate tribunal consists of one presiding officer who is having technical knowledge and legal back ground

[Sec 50]

Presiding officer should have certain qualification like

Qualified to be the high court judge

Or has been member of Indian legal services hold post in grade 1 for at least 3 years.

[Sec 51]

Presiding officer term of office is 5 years or until he attains age of 65 years. Whichever is earlier.

Sec 56

There shall be necessary employees in cyber appellate tribunal appoint by the central government.

[Sec 57]

Any person aggrieved by controller or adjudicating office can appeal to the cyber regulation appellate tribunal in reasonable time/period.

[Sec 58]

Cyber appellate tribunal shall have certain power like

Summoning the person

Examining the witness

Receiving the evidence

Examining the documents and the electronic records, etc.

[Sec 62] appeal to high court

Any person aggrieved with cyber appellate tribunal can appeal to the high court with in sixty days or in case of delay, by showing sufficient case.

Offences like hacking, publish prone or immoral websites

[Sec 65]

Any person intentionally destroys or disturbs the computer source code (computer program), computer system computer network and unethical hacking of computer.

Shall be punishable up to 3 years of imprisonment.

Or fine up to 2 lakhs

Or with both

[Sec 65]

Any person who ever publishing prone websites in photos format or in text format or immoral websites , shall be liable for punishment of 5 years of imprisonment and with fine of 1 lakh rupees. If it is repeated for second time punishment 10 years of imprisonment and fine with 2 lakhs rupees.

[Secs 73, 74, 75]

Any person illegally creates, publish or misuse digital signature certificate, shall be punished with 2 years of imprisonment or with fine of 1 lakh, or both.

Power police office and officer and other officer

[Sec 80]

Police officer above the rank of deputy superintendent of police has power to search suspicious places. And can arrest suspected persons.

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