Response

Only the police can record your call details (present and future only) as per Section 5(2) Telegraph Act and 419 A of Rules with the help of the concerned service provider. that is legal as per above sections.

Section 5(2) of the act allows central and state governments to prevent the transmission of messaging during a Òpublic emergency or in the interest of public safetyÓ, or Òin the interests of the sovereignty and integrity of India, the security of the stateÓ.

As mentioned above that is the only time your call recrdings maybe be intercepted.

Cyber Crime Cell does not have any power to call for records of the conversations between you does not fall within the realm of ‘cyber crime’.

It is only a court of law which can order the service provider to submit the call records.

However, it will be profitable for you to know that service providers do not retain the contents of a telephonic conversation unless specifically ordered to do so on a binding obligation of law.

No one can retain anyones telephonic conversation, so no one can just go and demand for those recorded conversation as it is not allowed to do so.

You do not need to worry about that, no on will get get call recordings.

Reference: Section 5(2) in The Indian Telegraph Act, 1885
(2) On the occurrence of any public emergency, or in the interest of the public safety, the Central Government or a State Government or any officer specially authorised in this behalf by the Central Government or a State Government may, if satisfied that it is necessary or expedient so to do in the interests of the sovereignty and integrity of India, the security of the State, friendly relations with foreign states or public order or for preventing incitement to the commission of an offence, for reasons to be recorded in writing, by order, direct that any message or class of messages to or from any person or class of persons, or relating to any particular subject, brought for transmission by or transmitted or received by any telegraph, shall not be transmitted, or shall be intercepted or detained, or shall be disclosed to the Government making the order or an officer thereof mentioned in the orde – 202100264-20210007-1549 –

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