CHAPTER II
OFFENCES AND PUNISHMENTS
3. Unauthorized access to information system or data.— Whoever with dishonest intention
gains unauthorized access to any information system or data shall be punished with imprisonment for
a term which may extend to three months or with fine which may extend to fifty thousand rupees or
with both.
4. Unauthorized copying or transmission of data.— Whoever with dishonest intention and
without authorization copies or otherwise transmits or causes to be transmitted any data shall be
punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may
extend to one hundred thousand rupees or with both.
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.
6. Unauthorized access to critical infrastructure information system or data.— Whoever
with dishonest intention gains unauthorized access to any critical infrastructure information system or
data shall be punished with imprisonment which may extend to three years or with fine which may
extend to one million rupees or with both.
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.
8. Interference with critical infrastructure information system or data.— Whoever with
dishonest intention interferes with or damages, or causes to be interfered with or damaged, any part
or whole of a critical information system, or data, shall be punished with imprisonment which may
extend to seven years or with fine which may extend to ten million rupees or with both.
9. Glorification of an offence.— (1) Whoever prepares or disseminates information, through any
information system or device, with the intent to glorify an offence relating to terrorism, or any person
convicted of a crime relating to terrorism, or activities of proscribed organizations or individuals or
groups shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to seven years or with fine
which may extend to ten million rupees or with both.
Explanation.—For��the purposes of this section "glorification" includes depiction of any form
of praise or celebration in a desirable manner.
10. Cyber terrorism.— Whoever commits or threatens to commit any of the offences under
sections 6, 7, 8 or 9, where the commission or threat is with the intent to,—
(a) coerce, intimidate, create a sense of fear, panic or insecurity in the Government or the
public or a section of the public or community or sect or create a sense of fear or
insecurity in society; or
(b) advance interfaith, sectarian or ethnic hatred; or
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