CRIMINAL LIABLIITY UNDER INFORMATION ACT 2000 – CHALLENGES, GAPS AND ENFORCEMENT IN THE DIGITAL AGE

AUTHOR – HIMANSHI SINGH, STUDENT AT AMITY UNIVERSITY, NOIDA

BEST CITATION – HIMANSHI SINGH, CRIMINAL LIABLIITY UNDER INFORMATION ACT 2000 – CHALLENGES, GAPS AND ENFORCEMENT IN THE DIGITAL AGE, INDIAN JOURNAL OF LEGAL REVIEW (IJLR), 6 (5) OF 2026, PG. 601-615, APIS – 3920 – 0001 & ISSN – 2583-2344.

OBJECTIVES, SCOPE, AND APPLICABILITY OF THE IT ACT, 2000

Objectives of the Information Technology Act, 2000

The facts era Act, 2000 was enacted at a time when India turned into witnessing speedy growth in net utilization and electronic commerce. The absence of a selected criminal framework to govern digital transactions and cyber activities made it vital for the legislature to introduce a comprehensive regulation addressing those emerging issues. The Act, therefore, targets to alter digital communication, ensure felony reality, and offer safeguards in opposition to misuse of virtual technology.10The primary objectives of the Act are discussed under.