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The new boon brought by information technology has brought its scar in the form of cybercrime. To address this issue the United Nation through its core agency, United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) had formulated model legislation on electronic commerce. The Information Technology Act, 2000, is the prime legislation dealing with cyber offenses in India, which is based on the United Nations Model Law on Electronic Commerce adopted by the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL). The Information Technology Act, 2000, is applicable to the whole of India, including any offense committed outside India, if such contravention involves a computer, computer system or computer network located in India. This instant paper has been written in order to evaluate that whether this Act has been dealing with every cyber crime, offence or contravention which is necessary to be dealt with, in today�s scenario. Moreover, the provisions of the Act has been analyzed which are dealing with the cyber offences or contraventions. Further, an attempt has been made to discover the grey areas of the Information and Technology Act, 2000; along with certain suggestions.