Cyber law in India
Cyber crimes are criminal activities such as theft, fraud, forgery, defamation and mischief as governed by the Indian Penal Code. Cyber crimes are unlawful acts where the computer
is used either as a tool or a target or both and can be categorized as follows:
1. Tampering with computer source documents
2. Hacking with computer system
3. Publishing of information which is obscene in electronic form
4. Not to obey the direction of Controller
5. Directions of Controller to a subscriber extend facilities to decrypt information
6. Intrusion into protected system
7. Penal action for misrepresentation
8. Breach of confidentiality and privacy
9. Publishing digital signature certificate false in certain particular etc.
10. Act to apply for offence or contravention committed outside India and
11. Confiscation
Cyberspace being an intangible dimension makes it impossible to govern and regulate using conventional law. As Internet has grown in our country, the need has been felt to enact the relevant Cyberlaws, which are necessary to regulate Internet in India. There was no law in the country giving legal validity, and sanction to email. Courts and judiciary in our country were reluctant to grant judicial recognition to the legality of email in the absence of any specific law having been enacted by the Parliament.
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