Applicable Acts
Information Technology Act, 2000 (Amended 2008)
- Section 66C – Identity Theft.
- Section 66D – Cheating by Personation using Computer Resource.
- Section 43 – Unauthorized Access to Computer Systems.
Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023
- Section 315 – Punishment for cheating by personation.
- Section 316 – Cheating and dishonest delivery of property.
- Section 317 – Criminal breach of trust.
- Section 327 – Forgery for the purpose of cheating.
Consumer Protection Act, 2019
- For misleading advertisements and fraudulent trade practices.
Telegraph Act, 1885
- For illegal use of telecommunication services.