Investigation of Information Technology Act offences requires a police officer of at least Inspector rank, overriding ordinary criminal procedure. Section 78 assigns investigation of offences under the Information Technology Act, 2000 to a police officer not below the rank of Inspector, ... Summary
Investigation of Information Technology Act offences requires a police officer of at least Inspector rank, overriding ordinary criminal procedure.
Section 78 assigns investigation of offences under the Information Technology Act, 2000 to a police officer not below the rank of Inspector, notwithstanding anything contained in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. The investigating-officer threshold was changed from Deputy Superintendent of Police to Inspector through the Information Technology (Amendment) Act, 2008, with effect from 27 October 2009.
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