Bharat Cyber Laws, Information Technology & Artificial Intelligence By Dr. Jyoti Rattan 11th Edition January 2026

Cyber Laws, Information Technology & Artificial Intelligence By Dr. Jyoti Rattan 11th Edition January 2026

Cyber Laws, Information Technology & Artificial Intelligence By Dr. Jyoti Rattan 11th Edition January 2026

This text is a preface to the 11th Edition of a textbook on Cyber Law, highlighting its evolution from the original IT Act of 2000 to the highly regulated digital landscape of today.

​Summary of Key Points:

​Evolution of Cyber Jurisprudence: The book tracks the transition from an unregulated cyberspace to the modern legal framework established by the IT Act, 2000 and its subsequent 2008 amendment.

​Major Legislative Updates: This edition is significantly updated to include:

• ​The Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act, 2023 (effective Nov 2025).
• ​The Intermediary Guidelines & Digital Media Ethics Code Amendment Rules, 2025.
• ​The impact of India’s new criminal laws (BNS, BNSS, and BSA) which replaced the IPC, CrPC, and Evidence Act.

​Emerging Threats: New chapters address contemporary digital crimes such as “digital arrests,” fake videos (deepfakes), and modern cyber scams.

​Practical & Technical Clarity: It simplifies technical-legal jargon using fresh case laws and examples, specifically focusing on e-commerce, electronic evidence, and cyber offences.

​Academic Milestones: It reflects on 25 years of the IT Act, providing a historical and future-looking perspective for students and professionals.

Content of the book is as follows – 

1. Basic Concepts: Computer, ICTS & Internet
2. Advantages, Disadvantages and Applications of ICTS & Internet Technology
3. Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its Advantages, Disadvantages and Applications
4. Deepfake Technology and its Misuse
5. Malware or Malicious Computer Codes
6. Network and Network Security
7. Cyberspace and Netizen
8. Cyber Law & Components of Cyber Law
9. Cyber Law in India: An Overview of Information Technology Act, 2000
10. Cryptography, Encryption Technique & Algorithm and Digital Signature & Electronic Signature
11. E-Commerce
12. E-Governance [Sections 4-10A]
13. E-Record & E-Contract
14. Regulator
15. Certifying Authority
16. Electronic Signature Certificates
17. Subscriber
18. Appellate Tribunal
19. Cyber Crimes: Cyber Contraventions
20. Cyber Offences
21. Extra-Territorial Jurisdiction, Compounding of Cyber Offences & Miscellaneous Provisions Relating to Cyber Offences
22. Power of Investigation & Search
23. ISP & Intermediary not to be Liable in Certain Cases [Section 79]
24. Miscellaneous Provisions of the IT Act, 2000
25. Consequential Amendments in Various Conventional Laws in India
26. Grey Areas of Information Technology Act, 2000
27. Emerging Issues in Cyber Space
28. Cyber Frauds & Various Cyber Scammes
29. Spamming & Phishing
30. E-Evidence and Computer Forensic
31. Cyber Jurisdiction
32. E-Consumers
33. Privacy of Online Data and Information & Right to be Forgotten: The Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023
34. Free Speech Online or Online Freedom of Speech and Expression and Liability of Intermediary
35. Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) Issues in Digital Medium: International and Indian Scenario
36. Copyright Issues and Digital Medium
37. Patent Issues in Digital Medium
38. Domain Name Dispute & Resolution and Trademark Issues in Digital Medium
39. IPRs’ Issues in the Era of Artificial Intelligence (AI)
40. 25 years of the IT Act , 2000