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7.
Damaging or denying access to computer system
Any person who without lawful authority or lawful excuse, does an act which causes
directly or indirectly –
(a)
a degradation, failure, interruption or obstruction of the operation of a
computer system; or
(b)
a denial of access to, or impairment of any program or data stored in, the
computer system,
shall commit an offence and shall, on conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding
200,000 and to penal servitude not exceeding 20 years.
8.
Unauthorised disclosure of password
Any person who, knowingly discloses any password, access code, or any other means
of gaining access to any program or data held in any computer system –
(1)
for any wrongful gain;
(2)
for any unlawful purpose; or
(3)
knowing that it is likely to cause prejudice to any person,
shall commit an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding
50,000 rupees and to a term of imprisonment not exceeding 5 years.
9.
Unlawful possession of devices and data
(1)
Any person who knowingly manufactures, sells, procures for use, imports,
distributes or otherwise makes available, a computer system or any other device,
designed or adapted primarily for the purpose of committing any offence under
sections 3 to 8, shall commit an offence.
(2)
Any person who knowingly receives, or is in possession of without sufficient
excuse or justification, one or more of the devices under subsection (1) shall
commit an offence.
(3)
Any person who is found in possession of any data or program with the intention
that the data or program be used, by the person himself or another person, to
commit or facilitate the commission of an offence under this Act, shall commit an
offence.
(4)
For the purposes of subsection (3), possession of any data or program includes -