அதிகாரப்பூர்வ மொழிபெயர்ப்புDepartment of Government Printing-இலிருந்து, மாற்றமின்றி
Any person who, knowing or having reason to believe that any other person has without lawful authority obtained information from a computer or a storage medium of a computer,—
(a)
buys, receives, retains, sells, or in any manner deals with ; or
(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.