IT ACT 2000 -- PART 1

ഇന്ത്യ ഐ.ടി ആക്ട് ( ഇന്ത്യ ഐ.ടി ആക്ട് (2000) ആണ് രാജ്യത്തെ സൈബര്‍ നിയമങ്ങളുടെ അടിസ്ഥാനപ്രമാണം. 

സൈബര്‍ കുറ്റങ്ങളെപറ്റിയും അതിനുള്ള ശിക്ഷാവിധികളേയും പറ്റി വിശദീകരിക്കുന്നത് പ്രധാനമായും വകുപ്പ് 66 ലാണ്. 

Eight cyber offences: 

1. sending offensive messages through a computer or mobile phone (Section 66A), 

2. receiving stolen computer resource or communication device (Section 66B) 

3. Punishment for identity theft (Section 66C) 

4. Punishment for cheating by personation using computer resource (Section 66D) 

5. Punishment for violating privacy or video voyeurism (Section 66E) 

6. Cyber Terrorism (Section 66F) 

7. Publishing or transmitting material in electronic form containing sexually explicit act(Section 67A), 

8. Child pornography (Section 67B) 

First cyber law in India 

IT Act 2000 

IT Act 2000 was enacted on 

9th June 2000 

Four types of cyber laws are 

Laws relating to digital contracts, digital property, digital rights, and cyber crimes 

The headquarters of Asian school of cyber laws 

Pune 

First cyber crime police station in India 

Bengaluru 

First cyber post office in India 

Chennai 

First cyber forensic laboratory in India 

Tripura 

First cyber police station in Kerala 

Pattom, Thiruvananthapuram 

1. When IT Act 2000 came in to effect? 

Ans: 2000 October 17

ഇന്ത്യയിൽ സൈബർ സുരക്ഷയുമായി ബന്ധപ്പെട്ട ആദ്യത്തെ ഐ. ടി. ആക്ട് നിലവിൽ വന്നവർഷം ഏത് ?
2000

2. How many schedules are there in IT Act 2000? 

Ans: 4 

3. Which is the Act which provides legal framework for e Governance in India? 

Ans: IT Act 2000 

4. Which section of IT Act deals with the legal recognition of electronic records? 

Ans: Section 4 

5. Which section of IT Act deals with the appointment of Controller of certifying authorities? 

Ans: Section 17 

6. Which section of IT Act deals with Hacking of computer systems? 

Ans: Section 66 

7. Which section of IT Act deals with Hacking Cyber terrorism? 

Ans: Section 66F 

8. Which section of IT Act was invalidated by Supreme court of India? 

Ans: Section 66A 

9. The date on which Supreme court of India invalidated section 66A of IT Act 2000? 

Ans: 24/3/2015 

10. What is the maximum penalty for damages to Computer, Computer systems, unauthorized access, download of data, infecting with virus, and denial of access etc, as per section 43? 

Ans: 1 Crore rupees penalty 

11. What is the punishment for Hacking of Computers? 

Ans: Three year imprisonment or 5 Iakh rupees penalty or both 

12. What is the penalty for destroying computer source code, as per section 65 of IT Act? 

Ans: 3 year imprisonment or 2 lakh rupees penalty or both 

13. Which section of IT Act 2000 proposes a punishment of life imprisonment? 

Ans: 66F 

14. What is the proposed punishment for Cyber Terrorism in IT Act? 

Ans: Life imprisonment 

15. What is the defined punishment for identity theft in IT Act? 

Ans: 3 years of imprisonment and /or 1 lakh rupees penalty 

16. What is the penalty for publishing images of a person's private parts without consent, as per IT Act 2000? 

Ans: 3 years of imprisonment and / or 2 lakh rupees penalty 

17. Which section of IT Act deals with Child pornography? 

Ans: 67B 

18. What is the punishment as per IT Act 2000 section 67? 

Ans: 3 years of imprisonment and/or 5 lakh penalty for first conviction & 5 years of imprisonment and /or 10 lakh penalty for second conviction 

19. Which are the sections of IT Act applicable for Cyber pornography? 

Ans: 67, 67A, 67B 

20, Which are the sections of IT Act deals with Credit card fraud? 

Ans: 43, 66, 66C, 66D 

21. Which Act in India focuses on data privacy and information security? 

Ans: IT (amendment) Act 2008 

22. Which section of IT Act deals with the punishment for cheating by impersonation by using computer resources? 

Ans: 66D 

23. What is the time line for filing appeal against the order of cyber appellate tribunal? 

Ans: 60 days 

24. Which is the appeal court on the order issued by Cyber appellate tribunal? 

Ans: High court 

25. What is the term of office of the presiding officer of Cyber appellate tribunal? 

Ans: 5 years

IT നിയമം ഇന്ത്യയിൽ നടപ്പാക്കിയ വർഷം

(A) 2000 

(C) 2005

(B) 1999

(D) 2003