Abstract

Being a welfare State, the Government of India enacted Information Technology Act, 2000 to provide legal recognition to the transaction being carried by electronic data. The Information Technology Act,2000 came into existence w.e.f. 18.10.2000. By doing so, cyber crime/cyber frauds shall come to an end because IT Act, 2000 has provided protection to the citizens of India. The Government of India has also notified the Right to Information Act, 2005 for providing accessible information to the citizens of India. As per this act, now citizens of India has got right to seek information about the project of the State/ Government of India. The Right to Information Act, 2005 shall also be helpful in getting information about the cases of cyber crime because now the citizens have got right to ask for the stage of cases of cyber fraud. Since before 2005, there was no provision for getting information about the progress of the case of a person so it is very good step taken by the government for the welfare of citizens of India.