Section 5: Interference with information system or data
The Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act, 2016 · Criminal Laws · II · in_force
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5. Interference with information system or data.—Whoever with dishonest intention interferes with or damages or causes to be interfered with or damages any part or whole of an information system or data shall be punished with imprisonment which may extend to two years or with fine which may extend to five hundred thousand rupees or with both.
Effective date: 2016-08-18
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Section 4: Unauthorized copying or transmission of dataSection 6: Unauthorized access to critical infrastructure information system or dataSection 3: Unauthorized access to information system or dataSection 7: Unauthorized copying or transmission of critical infrastructure dataSection 2X: Appeal against decisions of the TribunalSection 8: Interference with critical infrastructure information system or data
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