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The Indian Police Journalreduce the confusion in their application with the change in time andtechnology, it has also resulted into various IT-related crimes, need isfelt to combat the problems.It we talk about some other countries, lack of enforcement agenciesis a problem to combat the Cyber Crime. IT Act, 2000 is applicableto all the persons irrespective of their citizenship, who commitsoffence under the Information Technology Act. If crime is committedoutside India, provided the act or conduct constituting the offenceor contravention involves computer, computer systems, or computernetworks located in India under Section 1 and Section 75 of theInformation Technology Act, but this provision lacks practical valueuntil and unless the person can be extradited to India. Therefore, it isadvised that we should have Extradition Treaties among countries tomake such provisions workable. 20If technology is becoming better day by day there is also a need for theprotection by changing the existing Laws or amending the provisionsof the existing Act and the protection is required not only at Nationallevel, but also at International level.•Bibliography Books, Delhi. 1992 U.S. App. LEXIS 9562 (May 4, 1992). Delhi. be viewed at http://articles.sakshay.in/index.php?article=15257 & Zarsky, T. (2006) (eds.) Cybercrime: Digital Cops in a NetworkedEnvironment, New York University Press, New York.5. Brenner, S. (2007). Law in an Era of Smart Technology, Oxford: OxfordUniversity Press. Convention on Cyber Crime: A Response to the Challenge of Crime in theComputer Law & Security Report, Vol.16, No. 5.7. Easttom C. (2010). Computer Crime Investigation and the Law.20Available at: http://www.legalserviceindia.com/article/l146-cybercrime-and-law.html.Browsed on 8 th January, 2012, 10.00 PM.116 January - March, 2013