In the electronic age the invention of television, telephone and computer has significantly impacted the communication in the society. With the advent of the Internet, there is a paradigm shift in the way one views the world. Technological advancements have nevertheless caused problems to the existing conceptions of sovereignty and jurisdiction. In the pre-Internet age and prior to the establishment of 'Political States' the king governed the people.

The Internet has transformed many different aspects of human material life. Matters relating to identity, community and interpersonal interaction have changed in tune with information technology. We are almost living another parallel life over the Internet. The bits and bytes are identifying us. It is not an exaggeration to say that nearly all human experiences are being felt on the Net and the optimum utilization of the Internet has become part of commercial convention.

Society is in the midst of a technological revolution today. Just as society is progressing, criminal tendency and methods of committing crime are also changing substantially. With advances in computers and telecommunications, most businesses and many individuals have become dependent on computer network systems to carry out every day activities. Cyber crime is a new genre of criminal activity, an evil having its origin in the growing dependence of modern life on computer systems.

Computer technology and communication ramifications over the globe introduced the concept of Internet to the electronic world. Connectivity via the Internet has greatly compressed geographical distances and made communication even more rapid. The Internet is a worldwide broadcasting capability, a fantastic mechanism of information dissemination and interaction between the animate individual and inanimate computer without regard to any geographical boundaries.

Electronic signature means "an electronic sound, symbol, or process, attached to or logically associated with a record and executed or adopted by a person with the intent to sign the record." The term 'electronic signature' have various meanings and definitions defined under Uniform Electronic Transactions Act 1999(UETA), US E Sign Act 2000, UNCITRAL and EU Directive of Electronic Signature Acts.