| 1 |
Short title, extent, commencement and application. | Read |
| 2 |
Definitions. | Read |
| 3 |
Authentication of electronic records. | Read |
| 3A |
Electronic signature. | Read |
| 4 |
Legal recognition of electronic records. | Read |
| 5 |
Legal recognition of electronic signatures. | Read |
| 6 |
Use of electronic records and electronic signatures in Government and its agencies. | Read |
| 6A |
Delivery of services by service provider. | Read |
| 7 |
Retention of electronic records. | Read |
| 7A |
Audit of documents, etc., maintained in electronic form. | Read |
| 8 |
Publication of rule, regulation, etc., in Electronic Gazette. | Read |
| 9 |
Sections 6, 7 and 8 not to confer right to insist document should be accepted in electronic form. | Read |
| 10 |
Power to make rules by Central Government in respect of electronic signature. | Read |
| 10A |
Validity of contracts formed through electronic means. | Read |
| 11 |
Attribution of electronic records. | Read |
| 12 |
Acknowledgment of receipt. | Read |
| 13 |
Time and place of despatch and receipt of electronic record. | Read |
| 14 |
Secure electronic record. | Read |
| 15 |
Secure electronic signature. | Read |
| 16 |
Security procedures and practices. | Read |
| 17 |
Appointment of Controller and other officers. | Read |
| 18 |
Functions of Controller. | Read |
| 19 |
Recognition of foreign Certifying Authorities. | Read |
| 20 |
[Omitted.]. | Read |
| 21 |
Licence to issue electronic signature Certificates. | Read |
| 22 |
Application for licence. | Read |
| 23 |
Renewal of licence. | Read |
| 24 |
Procedure for grant or rejection of licence. | Read |
| 25 |
Suspension of licence. | Read |
| 26 |
Notice of suspension or revocation of licence. | Read |
| 27 |
Power to delegate. | Read |
| 28 |
Power to investigate contraventions. | Read |
| 29 |
Access to computers and data. | Read |
| 30 |
Certifying Authority to follow certain procedures. | Read |
| 31 |
Certifying Authority to ensure compliance of the Act, etc. | Read |
| 32 |
Display of licence. | Read |
| 33 |
Surrender of licence. | Read |
| 34 |
Disclosure. | Read |
| 35 |
Certifying authority to issue electronic signature Certificate. | Read |
| 36 |
Representations upon issuance of Digital signature Certificate. | Read |
| 37 |
Suspension of Digital Signature Certificate. | Read |
| 38 |
Revocation of Digital Signature Certificate. | Read |
| 39 |
Notice of suspension or revocation. | Read |
| 40 |
Generating key pair. | Read |
| 40A |
Duties of subscriber of Electronic Signature Certificate. | Read |
| 41 |
Acceptance of Digital Signature Certificate. | Read |
| 42 |
Control of private key. | Read |
| 43 |
Penalty and compensation for damage to computer, computer system, etc. | Read |
| 43A |
Compensation for failure to protect data. | Read |
| 44 |
Penalty for failure to furnish information, return, etc. | Read |
| 45 |
Residuary penalty. | Read |
| 46 |
Power to adjudicate. | Read |
| 47 |
Factors to be taken into account by the adjudicating officer. | Read |
| 48 |
Appellate Tribunal. | Read |
| 49 |
[Omitted.]. | Read |
| 50 |
[Omitted.]. | Read |
| 51 |
[Omitted.]. | Read |
| 52 |
[Omitted.]. | Read |
| 52A |
[Omitted.]. | Read |
| 52B |
[Omitted.]. | Read |
| 52C |
[Omitted.]. | Read |
| 52D |
Decision by majority. | Read |
| 53 |
[Omitted.]. | Read |
| 54 |
[Omitted.]. | Read |
| 55 |
Orders constituting Appellate Tribunal to be final and not to invalidate its proceedings. | Read |
| 56 |
[Omitted.]. | Read |
| 57 |
Appeal to Appellate Tribunal. | Read |
| 58 |
Procedure and powers of the Appellate Tribunal. | Read |
| 59 |
Right to legal representation. | Read |
| 60 |
Limitation. | Read |
| 61 |
Civil court not to have jurisdiction. | Read |
| 62 |
Appeal to High Court. | Read |
| 63 |
Compounding of contraventions. | Read |
| 64 |
Recovery of penalty or compensation. | Read |
| 65 |
Tampering with computer source documents. | Read |
| 66 |
Computer related offences. | Read |
| 66A |
Punishment for sending offensive messages through communication service, etc. | Read |
| 66B |
Punishment for dishonestly receiving stolen computer resource or communication device. | Read |
| 66C |
Punishment for identity theft. | Read |
| 66D |
Punishment for cheating by personation by using computer resource. | Read |
| 66E |
Punishment for violation of privacy. | Read |
| 66F |
Punishment for cyber terrorism. | Read |
| 67 |
Punishment for publishing or transmitting obscene material in electronic form. | Read |
| 67A |
Punishment for publishing or transmitting of material containing sexually explicit act, etc., in electronic form. | Read |
| 67B |
Punishment for publishing or transmitting of material depicting children in sexually explicit act, etc., in electronic form. | Read |
| 67C |
Preservation and retention of information by intermediaries. | Read |
| 68 |
Power of Controller to give directions. | Read |
| 69 |
Power to issue directions for interception or monitoring or decryption of any information through any computer resource. | Read |
| 69A |
Power to issue directions for blocking for public access of any information through any computer resource. | Read |
| 69B |
Power to authorise to monitor and collect traffic data or information through any computer resource for cyber security. | Read |
| 70 |
Protected system. | Read |
| 70A |
National nodal agency. | Read |
| 70B |
Indian Computer Emergency Response Team to serve as national agency for incident response. | Read |
| 71 |
Penalty for misrepresentation. | Read |
| 72 |
Penalty for Breach of confidentiality and privacy. | Read |
| 72A |
Punishment for disclosure of information in breach of lawful contract. | Read |
| 73 |
Penalty for publishing electronic signature Certificate false in certain particulars. | Read |
| 74 |
Publication for fraudulent purpose. | Read |
| 75 |
Act to apply for offence or contravention committed outside India. | Read |
| 76 |
Confiscation. | Read |
| 77 |
Compensation, penalties or confiscation not to interfere with other punishment. | Read |
| 77A |
Compounding of offences. | Read |
| 77B |
Offences with three years imprisonment to be bailable. | Read |
| 78 |
Power to investigate offences. | Read |
| 79 |
Exemption from liability of intermediary in certain cases. | Read |
| 79A |
Central Government to notify Examiner of Electronic Evidence. | Read |
| 80 |
Power of police officer and other officers to enter, search, etc. | Read |
| 81 |
Act to have overriding effect. | Read |
| 81A |
Application of the Act to electronic cheque and truncated cheque. | Read |
| 82 |
Controller, Deputy Controller and Assistant Controller to be public servants. | Read |
| 83 |
Power to give directions. | Read |
| 84 |
Protection of action taken in good faith. | Read |
| 84A |
Modes or methods for encryption. | Read |
| 84B |
Punishment for abetment of offences. | Read |
| 84C |
Punishment for attempt to commit offences. | Read |
| 85 |
Offences by companies. | Read |
| 86 |
Removal of difficulties. | Read |
| 87 |
Power of Central Government to make rules. | Read |
| 88 |
Constitution of Advisory Committee. | Read |
| 89 |
Power of Controller to make regulations. | Read |
| 90 |
Power of State Government to make rules. | Read |
| 91 |
[Omitted.]. | Read |
| 92 |
[Omitted.]. | Read |
| 93 |
[Omitted.]. | Read |
| 94 |
[Omitted.]. | Read |
