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A fake website copying your brand name, marks or content is a legal problem, not just a branding one. Learn the IT Act, …
Read guide →UPI fraud in Kolkata: which police station to approach, how the zero FIR rule under section 173 BNSS works, and what to …
Read guide →Credit card fraud in Kolkata is registered at the police station with jurisdiction, and a zero FIR stops any station fro…
Read guide →UPI fraud in the first 24 hours: what to report to 1930, your bank and the police, and how the RBI liability rules decid…
Read guide →In the first 24 hours after credit card fraud three things decide your claim: block the card, report on 1930 to freeze, …
Read guide →In a UPI fraud the fraudster is liable, but banks, PSPs and platforms can owe you money too. See how company liability w…
Read guide →UPI fraud against an NRI can be reported in India from abroad under section 173 BNSS; jurisdiction follows the account, …
Read guide →How long you have to file a UPI fraud complaint: the three-working-day rule for zero liability, the recovery window, and…
Read guide →Three separate clocks govern a credit card fraud complaint: three working days with the bank, ninety days to decide, and…
Read guide →Subramanian Swamy v Union of India upheld criminal defamation in 2016. Here is what that means for online posts, reviews…
Read guide →State of Haryana v Bhajan Lal: the Supreme Court\'s grounds for quashing an FIR. What the ruling means for a cyber crime…
Read guide →Shreya Singhal v Union of India struck down IT Act section 66A in 2015. Here is what the Supreme Court changed for onlin…
Read guide →Ravinder Singh v State of Punjab (2022) settled when a broken promise of marriage becomes cheating. What it means for on…
Read guide →Real estate agents in India face RERA registration duties and criminal liability when property fraud is facilitated onli…
Read guide →When police delay a UPI fraud complaint, the BNSS gives you a fixed ladder: the police station, the SP, the Magistrate u…
Read guide →Patient data breach in India: the legal duties of hospitals under the DPDP Act 2023 and IT Act s 43A, and how patients c…
Read guide →K.S. Puttaswamy v Union of India (2017) made privacy a fundamental right. What the ruling means for cyber crime, data le…
Read guide →Justice K.S. Puttaswamy (Aadhaar) made privacy a fundamental right under Article 21. Here is what that means for cyber c…
Read guide →Where to file a UPI fraud complaint in India: any police station can register it under section 173 BNSS, a Zero FIR move…
Read guide →Where you file a credit card fraud case depends on the offence and the forum. Learn the ordinary rule, the electronic co…
Read guide →Jacob Mathew v State of Punjab: criminal liability for negligence needs gross negligence, not mere carelessness. What it…
Read guide →UPI fraud evidence checklist: transaction ID, bank statement, screenshots, call records and the BSA 63(4) certificate th…
Read guide →A working evidence checklist for credit card fraud cases, from transaction alerts to the BSA section 63(4) certificate, …
Read guide →E-commerce sellers in India face fake returns, chargeback fraud and listing hijack. Here are your duties, the offences a…
Read guide →Which documents a UPI fraud complaint needs: bank statement, UPI transaction ID or UTR, screenshots, identity proof and …
Read guide →A credit card fraud complaint needs a written dispute, the card statement, transaction alerts, an FIR copy and ID proof.…
Read guide →CA firms hold sensitive client data, so a breach triggers DPDP Act notification duties, IT Act liability and client clai…
Read guide →Cyber security legal checklist for startups in India: DPDP Act 2023 duties, IT Act s 43A liability, CERT-In reporting an…
Read guide →Cyber crime compliance for companies in India: IT Act s 43A security duties, DPDP Act 2023 breach notification, liabilit…
Read guide →How to file a cyber crime complaint Uttar Pradesh — police station or district cyber cell, 1930 for money fraud, and the…
Read guide →How to file a cyber crime complaint Tamil Nadu — the 1930 freeze route, cyber crime wing, district cyber stations, court…
Read guide →How to file a cyber crime complaint Madhya Pradesh — district cyber cell, police station, 1930 for fraud, plus the docum…
Read guide →How to file a cyber crime complaint Karnataka — the 1930 route, police station, district cyber cell, court process and t…
Read guide →How to file a cyber crime complaint Chhattisgarh — local police station, district cyber cell, 1930 for fraud, and the co…
Read guide →Cyber bullying and schools in India: the offences under the BNS 2023 and IT Act, a school\'s legal duties, POCSO reporti…
Read guide →Credit card fraud against an NRI: file in India where the card and account are, use the cyber crime portal, and pursue t…
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