Inspector-rank investigation limits Information Technology Act offence inquiries to police officers despite contrary criminal procedure provisions. Section 78 assigns investigation of offences under the Information Technology Act, 2000 exclusively to police officers not below the rank of Inspector. ... Summary
Inspector-rank investigation limits Information Technology Act offence inquiries to police officers despite contrary criminal procedure provisions.
Section 78 assigns investigation of offences under the Information Technology Act, 2000 exclusively to police officers not below the rank of Inspector. Operating notwithstanding anything inconsistent in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, it establishes Inspector rank as the minimum statutory threshold for a police officer empowered to investigate every offence under the Act. This rank restriction governs investigation of any offence created under the Act.
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