23332 evsjv‡`k †M‡RU, AwZwi³, A‡±vei 6, 2019 (2) If any person commits an offence under sub-section (1), he shall be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 (five) years, or with fine not exceeding Taka 5 (five) lac, or with both. (3) If any person commits the offence referred to in sub-section (1) for the second time or repeatedly, he shall be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding 7 (seven) years, or with fine not exceeding Taka 10 (ten) lac, or with both. 25. Transmission, publication, etc. of offensive, false or threatening datainformation. (1) If any person, through any website or any other digital medium, (a) intentionally or knowingly transmits, publishes or propagates any data-information which he knows to be offensive, false or threatening in order to annoy, insult, humiliate or malign a person; or (b) publishes or propagates or abets to publish or propagate any information, as a whole or partly, which he knows to be propaganda or false, with an intention to affect the image or reputation of the country, or to spread confusion, then such act of the person shall be an offence. (2) If any person commits an offence under sub-section (1), he shall be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 (three) years, or with fine not exceeding Taka 3 (three) lac, or with both. (3) If any person commits the offence referred to in sub-section (1) for the second time or repeatedly, he shall be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5(five) years, or with fine not exceeding Taka 10 (ten) lac, or with both. 26. Punishment for unauthorized collection, use etc. of identity information.- (1) If any person collects, sells, possesses, provides or uses identity information of any other person without lawful authority, then such act of the person shall be an offence. (2) If any person commits any offence under sub-section (1), he shall be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 (five) years, or with fine not exceeding Taka 5 (five) lac, or with both. (3) If any person commits the offence referred to in sub-section (1) for the second time or repeatedly, he shall be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding 7 (seven) years, or with fine not exceeding Taka 10 (ten) lac, or with both.