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Using of illegal
devices an
offence.
Computer Crime Act, No. 24 of 2007
9. Any person who, without lawful authority produces,
sells, procures for use, imports, exports, distributes or otherwise
makes available—
(a) any device, including a computer or computer
program ;
(b) a computer password, access code or similar
information by which the whole or any part of a
computer is capable of being accessed,
with the intent that it be used by any person for the purpose
of committing an offence under this Act 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.
Unauthorised
disclosure of
information
enabling access
to a service, an
offence.
10. Any person who, being entrusted with information
which enables him to access any service provided by means
of a computer, discloses such information without any express
authority to do so or in breach of any contract expressed or
implied, 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.
Attempts to
commit offence.
11. Any person who attempts to commit an offence under
sections 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14 of this Act or
to cause such an offence to be committed, shall be guilty of
an offence and shall on conviction be liable to a fine not
exceeding one half of the maximum fine provided for each of
such offences, or to imprisonment of either description for a
term not exceeding one half of the maximum term provided
for each of such offences, or to both such fine and
imprisonment.
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