The objective of “INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ACT, 2000”, as amended, is : To provide legal recognition for transactions carried out by means of electronic data interchange and other means of electronic communication, commonly referred to as ?electronic commerce, which involve the use of alternatives to paper-based methods of communication and storage of information, to facilitate electronic filing of documents with the Government agencies and further to amend the Indian Penal Code, the Indian Evidence Act, 1872, the Banker’s Books Evidence Act, 1891 and the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
Extends to the whole of India and also applies to any offence or contravention thereunder committed outside India by any person {section 1 (2)} read with Section 75- Act applies to offence or contravention committed outside India by any person irrespective of his nationality, if such act involves a computer, computer system or network located in India. Subsections (2),(4) and (5) of Section 1,narrates the provisions...
