Know Your Rights

Identity Theft

Section 66C, IT Act

Punishment for cheating by personating using computer resource

Up to 3 years imprisonment and fine up to ₹1 lakh

Cheating by Impersonation

Section 66D, IT Act

Punishment for cheating by impersonating using computer resource

Up to 3 years imprisonment and fine up to ₹1 lakh

Violation of Privacy

Section 66E, IT Act

Punishment for capturing, publishing or transmitting private images without consent

Up to 3 years imprisonment and fine up to ₹2 lakh

Publishing Obscene Material

Section 67, IT Act

Punishment for publishing or transmitting obscene material in electronic form

Up to 3 years imprisonment and fine up to ₹5 lakh

Publishing Sexually Explicit Material

Section 67A, IT Act

Punishment for publishing or transmitting sexually explicit material in electronic form

Up to 5 years imprisonment and fine up to ₹10 lakh

FIR Cannot Be Refused

Section 154 CrPC / BNSS

Any police station must register your FIR. Refusal is illegal and punishable.

Mandatory FIR registration

Zero Liability on Fraud

RBI Guidelines

Report within 3 days and your bank must cover 100% of unauthorised transactions

100% bank coverage

Magistrate Can Order FIR

Section 156 CrPC

If police refuse, approach a Magistrate who can order them to register it

Legal remedy available

Compensation for Data Theft

IT Act Section 43

You can claim compensation if your data was accessed without permission

Compensation claimable