Section 69 Power to issue directions for interception or monitoring or decryption of any information through any computer resource
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Substituted by Information Technology (Amendment) Act, 2008, s. 34, dated 5th February, 2009, with effect from 27 October 2009. Earlier read: "section 69"Power to issue directions for interception or monitoring or decryption of any informationDefined in section 2(v): information includes 6[data, message, text,] images, sound, voice, codes, computer programmes, software and data bases or micro film or computer generated micro fiche; 7[(w) intermediary, with respect to any particular electronic records, means any person who on behalf of another person receives, stores or transmits... through any computer resourceDefined in section 2(k): computer resource means computer, computer system, computer network, data, computer data base or software.—
Substituted by Information Technology (Amendment) Act, 2008, s. 34, dated 5th February, 2009, with effect from 27 October 2009. Earlier read: "section 69"(1) Where the Central Government or a State Government or any of its officers specially authorised by the Central Government or the State Government, as the case may be, in this behalf may, if satisfied that it is necessary or expedient so to do, in the interest of the sovereignty or integrity of India, defence of India, security of the State, friendly relations with foreign States or public order or for preventing incitement to the commission of any cognizable offence relating to above or for investigation of any offence, it may subject to the provisions of sub-section (2), for reasons to be recorded in writing, by order, direct any agency of the appropriate GovernmentDefined in section 2(e): appropriate Government means as respects any matter,— (i) enumerated in List II of the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution; (ii) relating to any State law enacted under List III of the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution, the State Government and in any other case, the Central Government to intercept, monitor or decrypt or cause to be intercepted or monitored or decrypted any informationDefined in section 2(v): information includes 6[data, message, text,] images, sound, voice, codes, computer programmes, software and data bases or micro film or computer generated micro fiche; 7[(w) intermediary, with respect to any particular electronic records, means any person who on behalf of another person receives, stores or transmits... generated, transmitted, received or stored in any computer resourceDefined in section 2(k): computer resource means computer, computer system, computer network, data, computer data base or software.
Substituted by Information Technology (Amendment) Act, 2008, s. 34, dated 5th February, 2009, with effect from 27 October 2009. Earlier read: "section 69"(2) The procedure and safeguards subject to which such interception or monitoring or decryption may be carried out, shall be such as may be prescribed.
Substituted by Information Technology (Amendment) Act, 2008, s. 34, dated 5th February, 2009, with effect from 27 October 2009. Earlier read: "section 69"(3) The subscriber or intermediary or any person in-charge of the computer resourceDefined in section 2(k): computer resource means computer, computer system, computer network, data, computer data base or software shall, when called upon by any agency referred to in sub-section (1), extend all facilities and technical assistance to—
Substituted by Information Technology (Amendment) Act, 2008, s. 34, dated 5th February, 2009, with effect from 27 October 2009. Earlier read: "section 69"(a) provide accessDefined in section 2(a): access with its grammatical variations and cognate expressions means gaining entry into, instructing or communicating with the logical, arithmetical, or memory function resources of a computer, computer system or computer network to or secure accessDefined in section 2(a): access with its grammatical variations and cognate expressions means gaining entry into, instructing or communicating with the logical, arithmetical, or memory function resources of a computer, computer system or computer network to the computer resourceDefined in section 2(k): computer resource means computer, computer system, computer network, data, computer data base or software generating, transmitting, receiving or storing such informationDefined in section 2(v): information includes 6[data, message, text,] images, sound, voice, codes, computer programmes, software and data bases or micro film or computer generated micro fiche; 7[(w) intermediary, with respect to any particular electronic records, means any person who on behalf of another person receives, stores or transmits...; or
Substituted by Information Technology (Amendment) Act, 2008, s. 34, dated 5th February, 2009, with effect from 27 October 2009. Earlier read: "section 69"(b) intercept, monitor, or decrypt the informationDefined in section 2(v): information includes 6[data, message, text,] images, sound, voice, codes, computer programmes, software and data bases or micro film or computer generated micro fiche; 7[(w) intermediary, with respect to any particular electronic records, means any person who on behalf of another person receives, stores or transmits..., as the case may be; or
Substituted by Information Technology (Amendment) Act, 2008, s. 34, dated 5th February, 2009, with effect from 27 October 2009. Earlier read: "section 69"(c) provide informationDefined in section 2(v): information includes 6[data, message, text,] images, sound, voice, codes, computer programmes, software and data bases or micro film or computer generated micro fiche; 7[(w) intermediary, with respect to any particular electronic records, means any person who on behalf of another person receives, stores or transmits... stored in computer resourceDefined in section 2(k): computer resource means computer, computer system, computer network, data, computer data base or software.
Substituted by Information Technology (Amendment) Act, 2008, s. 34, dated 5th February, 2009, with effect from 27 October 2009. Earlier read: "section 69"(4) The subscriber or intermediary or any person who fails to assist the agency referred to in sub-section (3) shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to seven years and shall also be liable to fine.