Online Safety Act, No. 9 of 2024 13 commits an offence and shall on conviction be liable to imprisonment of either description for a term not exceeding three years, or to a fine not exceeding three hundred thousand rupees, or to both such imprisonment and fine. 16. Any person, whether in or outside Sri Lanka who with the deliberate and malicious intention of outraging the religious feelings of any class of persons by way of an online account or through an online location by words, either spoken or written, or by visible representations, insults or attempts to insult the religion or the religious beliefs of that class by communicating a false statement, commits an offence and shall on conviction be liable to imprisonment of either description for a term not exceeding three years, or to a fine not exceeding three hundred thousand rupees or to both such imprisonment and fine. Deliberate and malicious communication of false statement to outrage religious feelings 17. Any person, whether in or outside Sri Lanka who deceives any person by communicating a false statement, by way of an online account or through an online location- Online cheating (a) fraudulently or dishonestly induces the person so deceived to deliver any property to any person, or to consent that any person shall retain any property; or (b) intentionally induces the person so deceived to do or omit to do anything which he would not do or omit, if he was not so deceived, and which act or omission causes or is likely to cause harm to that person in body, mind, reputation, or property, or damage or loss to the Government, commits the offence of “online cheating” and shall on conviction be liable to imprisonment for a term which may extend to seven years or to a fine not exceeding seven hundred thousand rupees, or to both such imprisonment and fine.