A Discussion on Cybercrimes with reference to the Information Technology Act, 2000

Abstract

The advent of the internet age and the cyberspace has proved to be a boon for all humanity, but like all novel advances nowadays, even the internet has brought about new problems that have to addressed and handled properly in the interest of the public. Crimes that did not exist before the existence of the cyberspace have to be codified into proper offences so that the accountable individuals can be held responsible for their actions. Cybercrimes have a significant detrimental influence on our society, economy, and businesses since, for our society, it threatens our very existence. Every country has their own type of cyber-security laws that govern the use and misuse of internet and cyberspace in their respective territories, and for India, it is the Information Technology Act 2000. The current paper discusses the various papers cybercrimes that have emerged in the current technology savvy era along with how the IT Act punishes such offences.