Online Safety Act, No. 9 of 2024
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(d) Where the order under subsection (3) is modified
under paragraph (b), such order shall be made absolute.
(10) Where the internet intermediary against whom any
order is made under this section fails to comply with such
order within the period and in the manner ordered by the
Magistrate, such person shall be liable to a fine not
exceeding ten million rupees.
26. (1) Any person who is aggrieved by the
communication of a prohibited statement may, by way of a
civil action instituted in the District Court within the
jurisdiction of which such aggrieved person resides, apply
for an order directing the internet intermediary of the online
location on which such prohibited statement communicated
to disclose any information regarding the identity or the
location of the person who used such online location to
communicate such statement using the inauthentic online
account or bot.
(2) Upon the receipt of an application under subsection
(1), the court may, if(a) the prohibited statement was communicated by a
person whose identity cannot be traced by the
person who is aggrieved by such statement;
(b) the internet intermediary against whom the order is
sought was involved in the communication of such
statement whether innocently or not;
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