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CHAPTER XI OFFENCES

Section 72: Penalty for Breach of confidentiality and privacy

The Information Technology Act, 2000

Save as otherwise provided in this Act or any other law for the time being in force, if any person who, in pursuance of any of the powers conferred under this Act, rules or regulations made thereunder, has secured access to any electronic record, book, register, correspondence, information, document or other material without the consent of the person concerned discloses such electronic record, book, register, correspondence, information, document or other material to any other person shall be 1[liable to penalty which may extend to five lakh rupees].

Footnotes in the official text

  1. 1.Subs. by Act 18 of 2023, s. 2 and Schedule, for certain world (w.e.f. 30-11-2023).

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