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The important sections of cyber laws in India

The Government of India enacted its Information Technology Act 2000 with the objectives stating officially as: “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 Bankers' Books Evidence Act, 1891 and the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. The Act essentially deals with the following issues:  Legal Recognition of Electronic Documents  Legal Recognition of Digital Signatures  Offenses and Contraventions  Justice Dispensation Systems for cyber crimes. CYBER CRIME- Cyber Crime is not defined officially in IT Act or in any oth