| S. No. | Nature of complaint | Applicable section(s) and Punishments under ITAA 2008 | Applicable sections(s) under other laws and punishments |
| 1 | Mobile phone lost/stolen | | Section 379 IPC upto 03 years imprisonment or fine or both |
| 2 | Receiving stolen computer mobile/data (data or computer or mobile phone owned by you is found in the hands of someone else. | Section 66 B of ITAA 2008- upto 03 years imprisonment or Rupees one lakh fine or both. | Section 411 IPC- upto 03 years imprisonment or fine or both. |
| 3 | Data owned by you or your company in an form is stolen. | Section 66 B of ITAA 2008 – upto 03 years imprisonment or fine upto rupees five lakh or both. | Section 379 IPC upto 03 years imprisonment or fine or both. |
| 4 | A password is stolen and used by someone else for fraudulent purpose. | Section 66 C of ITAA 2008- upto 03 years imprisonment and fine upto rupees one lakh Section 66 D ITAA 2008- upto 03 years imprisonment and fine upto rupees one lakh. | Section 419 IPC upto 03 years imprisonment or fine Section 420 IPC- upto 7 years imprisonment and fine. |
| 5 | An e-mail is read by someone else by fraudulently making use of password | Section 66 of ITAA 2008- upto 03 years imprisonment or fine upto rupees five lakh or both Section 66 C of ITAA 2008- upto 03 years imprisonment and fone upto rupees one lakh | |
| 6 | A biometric impression is misused. | Section 66C of ITAA 2008- upto 03 years imprisonment and fine upto rupees one lakh. | |
| 7 | An electronic signature or digital signature is misused | Section 66C of ITAA 2008- upto 03 years imprisonment and fine upto rupees one lakh. | |
| 8 | A phishing e-mail is sent out in your name, asking for login credentials | Section 66D ITAA 2008- upto 03 years imprisonment and fine upto rupees one lakh | Section 419 IPC- upto 03 years imprisonment or fine |
| 9 | Capturing, publishing or transmitting the image of the private area without any person’s consent or knowledge | Section 66 E of ITAA 2008- upto 03 years imprisonment or fine not exceeding rupees two lakh or both | Section 292 IPC- upto 02 years imprisonment and fine rupees 2000; and upto 05 years and rupees 5000 for second and subsequent conviction |
| 10 | Tempering with computer source documents | Section 65 of ITAA 2008- upto 03 years imprisonment or fine upto rupees two lakh or both Section 66 of ITAA 2008- upto 03 years imprisonment or fine upto rupees five lakh or both | |
| 11 | Data Modification | Section 66 of ITAA 2008- upto 03 years imprisonment or fine upto rupees five lakh or both | |
| 12 | Sending offensive message through communication services etc. | Section 66A of ITAA 2008- upto 03 years imprisonment or fine | Section 500 IPC- upto 02 years or fine or both Section 504 IPC- upto 02 years or fine or both Section 506 IPC- upto 02 years or fine or both- if threat be to cause death or grievous hurt etc- upto 07 years or fine or both Section 507 IPC- upto 02 years along with punishment under section 506 IPC Section 508 IPC- upto 1 year or fine or both Section 509 IPC- upto 01 year or fine or both of IPC as applicable |
| 13 | Publishing or transmitting obscene material in electronic form | Section 67 of ITAA 2008 first conviction- upto 03 years and 05 lakhs; second or subsequent conviction- upto 05 years and upto 10 lakh | Section 292 IPC- upto 02 years imprisonment and fine rupees 2000; and upto 05 years and rupees 5000 for second and subsequent conviction |
| 14 | Publishing or transmitting of material containing sexually explicit act etc., in electronic form | Section 67A of ITAA 2008 first conviction- upto 05 years and 10 lakhs; second or subsequent conviction- upto 07 years and upto 10 lakh | Section 292 IPC- upto 02 years imprisonment and fine rupees 2000; and upto 05 years and rupees 5000 for second and subsequent conviction |
| 15 | Punishment for publishing of transmitting of material depicting children in sexually explicit act etc, in electronic form | Section 67B of ITAA 2008 first conviction- upto 05 years and 10 lakhs; second or subsequent conviction- upto 07 years and upto 10 lakh | Section 292 IPC- upto 02 years imprisonment and fine rupees 2000; and upto 05 years and rupees 5000 for second and subsequent conviction |
| 16 | Misusing WiFi connection if done against the state | Section 66 of ITAA 2008- upto 03 years imprisonment or fine upto rupees five lakh or both Section 66F- Life imprisonment of ITAA 2008 | |
| 17 | Planting a computer virus, if done against the state | Section 66 of ITAA 2008- 03 years imprisonment or fine upto rupees five lakh or both | |
| 18 | Conducting denial of service attack against a government computer | Section 66 of ITAA 2008- 03 years imprisonment or fine upto rupees five lakh or both | |
| 19 | Stealing data from a government computer that has significance from significance from national security perspective | Section 66 of ITAA 2008- 03 years imprisonment or fine upto rupees five lakh or both Section 66F- Life imprisonment of ITAA 2008 | |
| 20 | Not allowing the authority to decrypt all communication that passes through computer or network. | Section 69 of ITAA 2008- Imprisonment upto 07 years and fine | |
| 21 | Intermediaries not providing access information stored on their computer to the relevant authorities | Section 69 of ITAA 2008- Imprisonment upto 07 years and fine | |
| 22 | Failure to block websites, when ordered | Section 69A of ITAA 2008- Imprisonment upto 07 years and fine | |
| 23 | Sending threating message by e-mail | Section 66A of ITAA 2008- Imprisonment upto 03 years and fine | Section 504- upto 02 years or fine or both |
| 24 | Word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman | | Section 509 IPC- upto 01 year or fine or both- IPC as applicable |
| 25 | Sending defamatory message by e-mail | Section 66A of ITAA 2008- upto 03 years imprisonment and fine | Section 500 IPC- upto 02 years or fine or both |
| 26 | Bogus website, cyber frauds | Section 66 D ITAA 2008- upto 03 years imprisonment and fine upto rupees one lakh | Section 419 IPC- upto 03 years imprisonment or fine Section 420 IPC- upto 7 years imprisonment and fine |
| 27 | E-mail Spoofing | Section 66C of ITAA 2008- upto 03 years imprisonment and fine upto rupees one lakh | Section 465 IPC- upto 02 years or fine or both Section 468 IPC- upto 7 years imprisonment and fine |
| 28 | Making a false document | Section 66D ITAA 2008- upto 03 years imprisonment and fine upto rupees one lakh | Section 465 IPC- upto 02 years or fine or both |
| 29 | Forgery for purpose of cheating | Section 66D ITAA 2008- upto 03 years imprisonment and fine upto rupees one lakh | Section 468 IPC- upto 7 years imprisonment and fine |
| 30 | Forgery for purpose of harming reputation | Section 66D ITAA 2008- upto 03 years imprisonment and fine upto rupees one lakh | Section 469 IPC- upto 03 years and fine |
| 31 | E-mail Abuse | Section 66 A of ITAA 2008- upto 03 years imprisonment and fine | Section 500 IPC- upto 02 years or fine or both |
| 32 | Punishment for criminals intimidation | Section 66 A of ITAA 2008- upto 03 years imprisonment and fine | Section 506 IPC- upto 02 years or fine or both- if threat be to cause death or grievous hurt etc- upto 07 years or fine or both |
| 33 | Criminal intimidation by an anonymous communication | Section 66A of ITAA 2008- upto 03 years imprisonment and fine | Section 507 IPC- upto 02 years along with punishment under section 506 IPC |
| 34 | Copyright infringement | Section 66 of ITAA 2008- upto 03 years imprisonment or fine upto rupees five lakh or both | Sec. 63 63B Copyright Act 1957 |
| 35 | Theft of computer Hardware | | Sec. 379 IPC upto 03 years imprisonment or fine or both |
| 36 | Online sales of drugs | | NDPS Act |
| 37 | Online sales of Arms | | Arms Act |
