45.
Unauthorized Access in Computer Materials: If any person with an
intention to have access in any programme, information or data of any
computer, uses such a computer without authorization of the owner of or the
person responsible for such a computer or even in the case of authorization,
performs any act with an intention to have access in any programme,
information or data contrary to from such authorization, such a person shall be
liable to the punishment with the fine not exceeding Two Hundred Thousand
Rupees or with imprisonment not exceeding three years or with both depending
on the seriousness of the offence.
46.
Damage to any Computer and Information System: If any person
knowingly and with a mala fide intention to cause wrongful loss or damage to
any institution destroys, damages, deletes, alters, disrupts any information of
any computer source by any means or diminishes value and utility of such
information or affects it injuriously or causes any person to carryout such an
act, such a person shall be liable to the punishment with the fine not exceeding
two thousand Rupees and with imprisonment not exceeding three years or with
both.
47.
Publication of illegal materials in electronic form: (1) If any person
publishes or displays any material in the electronic media including computer,
internet which are prohibited to publish or display by the prevailing law or
which may be contrary to the public morality or decent behavior or any types
of materials which may spread hate or jealousy against anyone or which may
jeopardize the harmonious relations subsisting among the peoples of various
castes, tribes and communities shall be liable to the punishment with the fine
not exceeding One Hundred Thousand Rupees or with the imprisonment not
exceeding five years or with both.
(2)
If any person commit an offence referred to in Sub-section (1)
time to time he/she shall be liable to the punishment for each time with one and
one half percent of the punishment of the previous punishment.
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