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Apart from police officers, power under Section 80 of the Information Technology Act, 2000 may be…

Section 80(1) extends the power to "any other officer of the Central Government or a State Government authorised by the Central Government in this behalf". The authorisation…

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Apart from police officers, power under Section 80 of the Information Technology Act, 2000 may be exercised by:

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Section 80(1) extends the power to "any other officer of the Central Government or a State Government authorised by the Central Government in this behalf". The authorisation must come from the Central Government; magistrates, private persons and officers authorised only by a State Government do not have the power.

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