Cybercrimes Act
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criminal investigation or the prosecution of an offence, a police officer in
charge of a police station or a law enforcement officer of a similar rank may
issue an order to any person in possession of such data compelling him to
disclose such data
(2) The order issued under subsection (1) shall be granted to a law
enforcement officer who shall serve the order to the person in possession of
the data.
(3) Where the disclosure of data can not be done under subsection
(1), the law enforcement officer may apply to the court for an order
compelling:
(a) a person to submit specified data that is in that person’s
possession or control; or
(b) a service provider offering its services to submit subscriber
information in relation to such services in that service provider’s
possession or control.
(4) Where any material to which an investigation relates consists of
data stored in a computer system or device, the request shall be deemed to
require the person to produce or give access to it in a form in which it is
legible and can be taken away.
Expedited
preservation
33.-(1) Where there is a reasonable ground to believe that a computer
data that is required for the purpose of investigation is vulnerable to loss or
modification, the police officer incharge of a police station or a law
enforcement officer of a similar rank may issue an order requiring the person
in control of a device or computer data to preserve the device or computer
data for a period not exceeding fourteen days.
(2) The court may, on application, extend the order made under
section 35 for such period as the court may deem necessary.
Disclosure and
collection of
traffic data
34.-(1) where there is a reasonable ground that a computer data is
required for the purpose of investigation, a police officer in charge of a police
station or a law enforcement officer of a similar rank may issue an order to
any person in possession of the data for(a)disclosure, collection or recording of the traffic data associated
with a specified communication during a specified period; or
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