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Cyber Crime and Law systems have also become the mainstay of criminal activity. And when the individuals
involved are brought before the courts, innocence or guilt is basically decided by

testimonies and evidence. Of the two areas, evidence is probably the area most key.
Notes And when it comes to evidence’ it is the accuracy of that evidence which may be the
difference in determining the outcome of the trail.

India got its first codified Act in the Information Technology Act, 2000 (IT Act),
which fell far short of the Industry’s requirements to meet global standards. The focus if
the IT Act was however recognition of electronic records and facilitation of e -commerce.

Barely ten sections were incorporated in the IT Act to deal with Cyber Crime. At the
time when the IT Act was passed several acts deemed to be illegal in most jurisdictions
including virus attacks, data theft, illegal access to data / accessing and removal of data
without the consent of the owner, etc., were listed as civil penalties under the IT Act.
The IT Industry continued to rely on self – regulation and contractual undertakings to

appease its global clients, as it had done before the passing of the IT Act.
Preservation of digital evidence is a work which needs lots of effort drawn from

the side of every official who are involve in investigation practice, as because the laws
behind these process is much wider and complex. Since, officials didn’t contain perfect
knowledge of all the process; then in this situation government have to offer a workshop
or session for these officials in which cyber experts share their knowledge and provide
with latest tactics and standards for solving a case. And government should also show

their efforts by providing country a proper regulations or rules for such process through
which a confusion factor occurs less.

1.50 Review Questions

1. 'Why there is a need for cyber law? Explain in detail.
2. Discuss cyber pornography with example.
3. Explain 5 types of cybercrime that are done frequently in digital world?

4. What do you mean by cybercrime? Discuss.
5. Discuss the character of cyber criminals.
6. What do you understand by conventional and cybercrime? Explain in detail.

7. Describe some relevant crimes which are not discussed in IT Act, 2000.

8. What are the motives behind cybercrime?
9. Explain different categories of cybercrime?
10. Describe cyber stalking and cyber defamation in brief.

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