CYBER LAW / Cyber Crime
CYBER LAW/CYBER CRIME
INTRODUCTION:
Cyber Law is the part of the overall legal system that deals with the Computer, Internet, (Mobile, laptops, tablets), cyberspace, and their respective legal issues. Cyber Law yields legal recognition to electronic documents and a structure to support e-files and online transactions and also provides a legal structure to reduce, check Cyber crimes. Advocates in the field of Cyber Law deal with a wast area which includes freedom of expression, access to the internet, usage of internet as well as online privacy. While sorting out any issue, Cyber Law Advocates refer to the Indian Penal Code as well as the IT Act,2000.
Cyber crimes can involve criminal activities that are traditional in nature, such as fraud, forgery, theft, mischief and defamation all of which are subject to the IPC. The abuse of computers has also given birth to a range of new age crimes that are addressed by the IT act,2000..
It includes harassment vis social sites and stalking, distribution of child pornography, credit card fraud, human trafficking, spoofing, identity theft, hacking, virus transmission, cyber, copyright and accessing confidential information .
Types of Cyber Law:
Fraud
Copyright
Freedom of Speech
Defamation: …
Harassment and Stalking: …
Contracts and Employment Law
Trade Secrets
Register a cyber crime Report (FiR) at the nearest local police station to report them. It is mandatory under Section 154, CRPC, for every police officer to record / register the complaint (information) of an offense, irrespective of the jurisdiction in which the crime was committed.
Cyber crimes can be explained as crimes committed by using a LAPTOPS, COMPUTERS either as a tool or a target or sometimes both. There are a variety of Cyber Crimes including unauthorized access, viruses, tampering Computer Source Code, electronic documents, Forgery, stalking, Trojans, Online Defamation, Cyber Trespass, online harassment, and Lottery Scams etc. Day by daydifferentor new types of crime evolves.
Tampering with Computer Source Code:
Imprisonment up to 3 years or fine up to Rs 2 lakhs.
Offence is Bailable.
Computer Related Offences:
Imprisonment up to 3 years or fine up to Rs 5 lakhs.
Offence is Bailable.
Identity Theft:
Imprisonment of either description up to 3 years and/or fine up to Rs. 1 lakh.
Offence is Bailable.
Violation of Privacy:
Imprisonment up to 3 years and /or fine up to Rs. 2 lakh.
Offence is Bailable.
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