IT ACT 66C

Introduction 
Information Technology Act 2002, provides a legal framework for the offences related to cyber. This act introduce to penalise all the person who does any act by the use of computer resources ,computer software or any electronic devices.
This act provides a various provisions which deals with computer related offences from section 65 to section 68 .
Section 66c
Section 66c punishment for identity theft 
 If any person, dishonestly or fraudulently make a use of electronic signature ,password or any other unique identification features of any other person shall be liable for punishment  of imprisonment  of either descripttion for a term which may extend to  three years  and shall also be liable to fine  which may extend to rupees  one lakh . 
Case Law
CBI v. Arif Azim (Sony Sambandh case) [(2008) 150 DLT 769]
In this case, the accused had stolen the credit card details of Barbara Campa. He then used that stolen card to purchase products from a website (sony-sambandh.com) owned by Sony India Private Limited. When the transaction was disputed by Barbara, the credit card company informed Sony about the same. So, Sony reportedthe case of Internet Fraud and Cheating to the CBI. CBI, on its part, initiated an investigation u/s 418, 419, and 420 of the IPC. The Court convicted the accused under the said Sections for the offence of cyber fraud. This case particularly relates to Section 66C of the IT Act, 2000, which covers the dishonest & fraudulent usage of electronic passwords, signatures,and other unique identification features of any person (Identity Theft)