State v/s Amit Prasad
State v/s Amit Prasad, was India's first case of hacking registered under Section 66 of the Information Technology Act 2000. A case with unique facts, this case demonstrated how the provisions of the Indian Cyberlaw could be interpreted in any manner, depending on which side of the offence you were on.
State of Chattisgarh v/s Prakash Yadav and Manoj Singhania
This was a case registered on the complaint of State Bank of India Raigarh branch. Clearly a case of Spyware and Malware, this case demonstrated in early days how the IT Act could be applicable to constantly different scenarios.
State of Delhi v/s Aneesh Chopra
State of Delhi v/s Aneesh Chopra Case was a case of hacking of websites of corporate house.
The Arzika case
Pornography and obscene electronic content has continued to engage the attention of the Indian mind. Cases pertaining to online obscenity, although reported in media, often have not been registered.
The Arzika case was the first in this regard.
The Air Force Bal Bharti School case
The Air Force Bal Bharti School case demonstrated how Section 67 of the Information Technology Act 2000 could be applicable for obscene content created by a school going boy.
State of Tamilnadu v/s Dr L. Prakash
State of Tamilnadu v/s Dr L. Prakash was the landmark case in which Dr L. Prakash was sentenced to life imprisonment in a case pertaining to online obscenity. This case was also landmark in a variety of ways since it demonstrated the resolve of the law enforcement and the judiciary not to let off the hook one of the very educated and sophisticated professionals of India.
Arif Azim case
Arif Azim case was India's first convicted cyber crime case. A case pertaining to the mis-use of credit cards numbers by a Call Center employee, this case generated a lot of interest. This was the first case in which any cyber criminal India was convicted. However, keeping in mind the age of the accused and no past criminal record, Arif Azim the accused was sentenced to probation for a period of one year.
Other important relevant cases in this regard include the following:
Karan Bahri case
Baazee.com Case
Mphasis case
BBC e-mails scam
Online defamation case being SMC v/s Jogesh Kwatra
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