Information Technology Act Section 11 — Attribution of electronic records
CHAPTER IV ATTRIBUTION, ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND DESPATCH OF ELECTRONIC RECORDS
Cyber Law
Summary
An electronic record is considered to have come from the originator in three situations.
Under clause (a), the record is attributed to the originator if the originator personally sent it.
Under clause (b), the record is attributed to the originator if it was sent by someone who had the authority to act on the originator's behalf regarding that specific record.
Under clause (c), the record is attributed to the originator if it was sent by an information system that was programmed by the originator, or by someone on the originator's behalf, to operate automatically.
Official Text
An electronic record shall be attributed to the originator—
(a) if it was sent by the originator himself;
(b) by a person who had the authority to act on behalf of the originator in respect of that electronic record; or
(c) by an information system programmed by or on behalf of the originator to operate automatically.