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advancc the objcclivcs of organiations or individuals or groups proscribcd under
lhc law. shall bc punished with irnprisonmcnt of cithcr dcscription for a lerrn
which may cxten(lto fourteen years or \^,ith hne which may cxtcnd to fifty million
I
rupecs or with both.
l0A.
{tate speech.- Whocver prepares or disscminates information. through any iflformalion
svstem )r devicc. that advances or is likcly to advancc intcr-faith, sectarian or racial hatred, shall
bc puni,;lred r.rith imprisonmell for a term which may extend to seven years or witlr fine or with
both.
ll)8. llccruilment, funding
and planning of lcrrorism.- Whoevcr prcpares or disscminates
informatron. through any information systeln or device, thal invites or motivates to fund, or
rccruils pcoplc for lcrrorisrn or plans for lerrorisrn shall be punishcd with imp sonmoflt for a
tcnn wt ich ma] cxtcnd to seven ycars or uith fine or with both.
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l.
,ileclronic forgery.- (l ) Whoevcr interferes with or uscs any informalion
system, devicc
o) data, with the intent to causc damage or injury to the public or lo any person. or to mate tuly
illegal claim or titlc or to causc any porson to part with property or to enter ilrto any express or
implied contract, or with intent to commit fraud by any input, alteration. dcletion, or suppressron
ol'data, resulling iD rrDauthentic data with the intent that it be considered or acted upon for legal
r as if it uerc authefllic, regardless of thc fact thal thc dala is directly readabl€ and
intclligi )lc or not. shall bc punished with imprisonment of cither description for a term which
may exlcnd l(J thrce years, or with fine which may extend to two hundrcd and fifty lhousand
purposc
rupees.r *ith both.
(2)
Whocvcr cornmits ollence under sub-scction (1) in relation
inliastructurc infonlation system or data sha]l be punished with imprisooment for
to a
critical
a term which
may ext,rnd to seven yea$ or with fine which may extend to fivc milliorr rupees or with both.
17,.
lilcclronic fraud.- Whoever wilh thc intent for wrongful gain iDterlcres with or uses any
inlbrmation system, dovicc or data or induccs any person to entcr into a relationship or deceives
ahy pers(,Il. \r'hich act or omission is likcly to causc damage or harm to thal person or any other
pcrson shall bc punishcd with imprisonmcnt lbr a term which may cxtend to two years or with
fine whijh lnay cxtend to ten million rupees or with both.
l-1. Mrki[g,
oblaining, or supplying device for us€ in offence.- Whocver produces. makes,
generatc:s, aciapls, exports, supplics, offers 10 supply or imports for usc any information system,
dala or (lcvicc. with lhc intent to bc uscd or believing thal it is primarily 10 bc used to commit or
to assisl in the conrmission ofaI oflbncc undcr this Act shall, without prejudicc to any other
liirl)ility lhat hc nray incur in this behall, be punishcd with imprisonmcnt for a term \rhich may
ertcnd l,r six months or rvith fine which may cxtend to
ifty
thousand rupees or with both.