Penalty For Cyber Crime – Be Very Alert Before Making it

Easy access to the internet, dazzling world of social media and the thrill of committing an offence sitting behind the screen of your computer or phone has caused Cyber Crimes to rise at an alarming rate. Cyber Crime in India, as well as the world, are at an all-time high. In order to match pace with this new generation, our laws need a revamping. To achieve this objective Parliament of India passed the Information Technology Act 2000. This law defines the acts of offence and its penalty in a detailed manner.

Various Cyber Offences  

Cyber Crime is committed sitting behind a laptop, computer or using the fancy screen of your mobile phone. From theft to theft to hacking, from Email bombing to making a crass comment, anything can make you a culprit of Cyber Crime in India. Some of the offences identified by I.T. Act 2000 are listed below to give you a fair picture.

#1. Tampering with the computer source document

#2. Hacking with a computer system

#3. Publishing obscene content on an electronic platform

#4. Publication for a fraudulent purpose

#5. Breach of confidentiality and privacy

#6. Power of controller to give directions

#7. A direction is given by a controller to a subscriber to extend facilities to decrypt information

#8. Protected system

#9. Penalty for misinterpretation

#10. Penalty for publishing false digital signature certificate

#11. Penalties not to interfere with other punishments

#12. Authority to investigate Cyber Crime

Penalty For Cyber Crime in India

If a person happens to commit any of the crimes listed above, knowingly or unknowingly, he is bound to face Cyber Crime penalty. These consequences may come in the form of a fine or imprisonment or in some cases the culprit may have to face both. The punishment does not stop with a penalty or imprisonment of a few years but may also fetch you a long vacation in jail as some of these are non- bailable offences.

Cyber Crime penalty ranges from the fine of 1 lakh rupees to 10 lakh rupees. Where on one hand, Cyber Crime penalty for tampering with computer source code and violation of privacy will cost you 2 lakh rupees, on the other hand, failure to assist the agency in regard interception or monitoring or decryption of any information through any computer resource and publishing obscene content on electronic platform cause you the loss of 10 lakh rupees. Only monetary loss is not the downside of these offences but Cyber Crime penalty for these crimes mean 5 to 10  years behind the bars.

Then there are offences which ascertain the loss of 1 lakh rupees and imprisonment, too, which varies from 2-3 years. Such as-

• Dishonestly receiving stolen computer resource or communication device
• Identity Theft 
• Cheating by Personation by using computer resource 
• Failure to comply with the directions given by Controller 
• Misrepresentation to the Controller to the Certifying Authority 
• Breach of Confidentiality and privacy 
• Publishing electronic Signature Certificate false in certain particulars 
• Publication for a fraudulent purpose

If you love your technology, internet, phone or laptop and yourself too, you should stay away from committing any Cyber Crime as the Cyber Crime penalty is not easy to pay.

 

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