Computer Crime Act, No. 24 of 2007 5 (b) offers to buy or sell, or in any manner deals with ; or (c) downloads, uploads, copies or acquires the substance or meaning of, any such information shall be guilty of an offence and shall on conviction be liable to a fine not less than one hundred thousand rupees and not exceeding three hundred thousand rupees or to imprisonment of either description for a term not less than six months and not exceeding three years, or to both such fine and imprisonment. Explanation .—For the purposes of sections 9 and 10— (a) It is immaterial that the offender had authority to access the computer or had authority to perform the function ; (b) The offender need not have intended to cause or have had the knowledge that he is likely to cause, loss or damage to any particular person or institution. 8. Any person, who, knowingly or without lawful authority intercepts— (a) any subscriber information or traffic data or any communication, to, from or within a computer ; or (b) any electromagnetic emissions from a computer that carries any information, shall be guilty of an offence and shall on conviction be liable to a fine not less than one hundred thousand rupees and not exceeding three hundred thousand rupees or to imprisonment of either description for a term not less than six months and not exceeding three years, or to both such fine and imprisonment. Illegal interception of data an offence.