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Sending threatening messages by e-mail - Sec.503 IPC
Indian Penal Code (IPC) Section 503. Criminal intimidation Whoever threatens another with any injury to his person, reputation or property, or to the person or reputation of anyone in whom tha...
Read MorePunishment for attempt to commit offences- Sec. 84C - Information Technology Act
Information Technology Act *[84C. Punishment for attempt to commit offences.- Whoever attempts to commit an offence punishable by this Act or causes such an offence to be committed, and in such an...
Read MorePunishment for abetment of offences - Sec.84B - Information Technology Act
Information Technology Act *[ 84B. Punishment for abetment of offences.-Whoever abets any offence shall, if the act abetted is committed in consequence of the abetment, and no express provision is ...
Read MoreExemption from liability of intermediary in certain cases - Sec.79 - Information Technology Act
Information Technology Act *[ 79. Exemption from liability of intermediary in certain cases.-(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in any law for the time being in force but subject to the provisi...
Read MoreIs Swiggy expose a case of whistle-blowing or defamation?
The post made by ex/current employees, aka, unknown persons, against Swiggy's ethics and business practices have sent social media into a spiral, with people taking sides for and against Swiggy. Sw...
Read MoreOffences with three years imprisonment to be cognizable - Sec.77B - Information Technology Act
Information Technology Act *[ 77B. Offences with three years imprisonment to be cognizable. - Notwithstanding anything contained in Criminal Procedure Code 1973, the offence punishable with impris...
Read MoreCompounding of Offences - Sec.77A - Information Technology Act
Information Technology Act *[ 77A. Compounding of Offences.-(1) A Court of competent jurisdiction may compound offences other than offences for which the punishment for life or imprisonment for a t...
Read MoreCompensation, penalties or confiscation not to interfere with other punishment - Sec.77 - Information Technology Act
Information Technology Act *[ 77. Compensation, penalties or confiscation not to interfere with other punishment. No compensation awarded, penalty imposed or confiscation made under this Act shall ...
Read MoreAct to apply for cyber offence or cyber contraventions committed outside India - Sec.75 - Information Technology Act
Information Technology Act 75. Act to apply for cyber offence or cyber contraventions committed outside India.-(1) Subject to the provisions of sub-section (2), the provisions of this Act shall app...
Read MorePublication for fraudulent purpose - Sec.74 - Information Technology Act
Information Technology Act 74. Publication for fraudulent purpose.-Whoever knowingly creates, publishes or otherwise makes available a Electronic Signature Certificate for any fraudulent or unlawfu...
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