Section 7: Unauthorized copying or transmission of critical infrastructure data
The Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act, 2016 · Criminal Laws · II · in_force
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7. Unauthorized copying or transmission of critical infrastructure data.— Whoever with dishonest intention and without authorization copies or otherwise transmits or causes to be transmitted any critical infrastructure data shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to five years, or with fine which may extend to five million rupees or with both.
Effective date: 2016-08-18
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Section 6: Unauthorized access to critical infrastructure information system or dataSection 8: Interference with critical infrastructure information system or dataSection 5: Interference with information system or dataSection 9: Glorification of an offenceSection 4: Unauthorized copying or transmission of dataSection 10: Cyber terrorism
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