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THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ACT, 2000
S. 66A. Punishment for sending offensive message through communication service, etc.-Any person who sends, by means of a computer resource or a communication device,(a) any information that is grossly offensive or has menacing character, or
(b) any information which he knows to be false, but for the purpose of causing annoyance, inconvenience, danger, obstruction, insult, injury, criminal intimidation, enmity, hatred or ill will, persistently by making use of such computer resource or a communication device, or (c) any electronic mail or electronic mail message for the purpose of causing annoyance or incovenience or to deceive or to mislead the addresses or recipient about the origin of such messages,
shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years and with fine.
Explanation. For the purpose of this section terms "elecronic mail" and "electronic mail message" means a message or information created or transmitted or received on a computer, computer system, computer resource or communication device including attachments in text, images, audio, video and any other electronic record, which may be transmitted with the message.
Note: This section has been declared ultra virus by Hon'ble Supreme Court in March 2015 in a writ filled by Miss Shreya Singhal and others.
S. 69. Power to issue directions for interception or monitoring or decryption of any information through any computer resource.-(1) Where the Central Government or a State Government or any of its officer specially authorised by the Central Government or the State Government, as the case may be, in this behalf may, if satisfied that it is necessary or expedient so to do in the interest of sovereignty or integrity of India, defence of India, security of the State, friendly relations with foreign States or public order or for preventing incitement to the commission of any cognizable offence relating to above of for investigation of any offence, it may subject to the provisions of Sub-section (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 is any computer resource.
(2) The procedure and safegaurds subject to which such interception or monitoring or decryption may be carried out, ahall be such as may be prescribed.
(3) The subscriber or intermediary or any person in-charge of the computer resource shall, when called upon by any agency referred to in Sub-section (1), extend all facilities and technical assistance to
(a) provide access to or secure access to the computer resource generating transmitting,
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| SR No. | 006170 |
| Book Title | Anup Mandal Ki Apradhik Karyavahi Ke Viruddh Rajy Sarkar Dwara Jari Adhisuchnaye |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Bharatiya Sanskruti Samanvay Samsthan Jodhpur |
| Publisher | Bharatiya Sanskruti Samanvay Samsthan Jodhpur |
| Publication Year | 2015 |
| Total Pages | 122 |
| Language | Hindi |
| Classification | Book_Devnagari |
| File Size | 14 MB |