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India passed Information Technology Act 2000 (The Act) which came into force on 17-10-2000. The Act applies to the whole of India and even to persons who commit offence outside India. The Act validates digital signature? and provides for enabling a person to use it just like the traditional signature.

Government Code section 16.5 also states that the use or acceptance of a digital signature is at the option of the parties to the transaction and nothing in the law requires a public entity to use or accept the submission of a document containing a digital signature.

Electronic documents and signatures are broadly enforceable for business and personal transactions in industrialized countries around the world. Many common business documents can be signed electronically, including: Offer letters, new hire paperwork and employee policy updates.

A Digital Signature Certificate is an electronic document which uses a digital signature to bind together a public key with an identity ? information such as the name of a person or an organization, their address, and so forth. The certificate can be used to verify that a public key belongs to the individual.

Section 66C -Punishment for identity theft: ing to Section 66C of the Information Technology Act, 2000, any individual, if found using another person's electronic signature, password, or other unique identification feature dishonestly or fraudulently faces a maximum of three years in prison and a fine of Rs.

The ESIGN Act: Allows electronically executed agreements to be presented as evidence in court. Prevents denial of legal effect, validity, or enforceability of an electronically signed document solely because it is in electronic form.

UETA and ESIGN Act Those requirements are: Intent to sign ? Electronic signatures, like traditional wet ink signatures, are valid only if each party intended to sign. Consent to do business electronically ? The parties to the transaction must consent to do business electronically.