15 India’ and ‘investigation of any offence’) to cause electronic surveillance. Section 69(1), in its original and amended form, is represented below: PREVIOUS PRESENT If the Controller is satisfied Where the Central Government or a that it is necessary or State Government or any of its expedient so to do in the officers specially authorised by the interest of the sovereignty or Central Government or the State integrity of India, the Government, as the case may be, in security of the State, friendly this behalf may, if satisfied that it is relations with foreign States necessary or expedient to do in the or public order or for interest of the sovereignty or integrity preventing incitement to the of India, defence of India, security of commission of any the State, friendly relations with cognizable offence, for foreign States or public order or for reasons to be recorded in preventing incitement writing, by order, direct any commission of any to the cognizable agency of the Government to offence relating to above or for intercept transmitted any information investigation of any offence, it may, through computer resource. any subject to the provisions of subsection (2), for reasons to be recorded in writing, by order, direct any agency of the appropriate Government to intercept, monitor or decrypt or cause to be intercepted or monitored or decrypted any information generated, transmitted, received or stored in any computer resource. 19. The key similarities and differences between the powers conferred under the Telegraph Act and IT Act include: