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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Information Technology Act, 2000 Section 77A

Compounding of Offences

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https://sooperkanoon.com/act/37621

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Information Technology Act, 2000 Section 77A is part of Information Technology Act, 2000 — Compounding of Offences. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

1[77A. Compounding of offences.- A court of competent jurisdiction may compound offences, other than offences for which the punishment for life or imprisonment for a term exceeding three years has been provided, under this Act:

Provided that the court shall not compound such offence where the accused is, by reason of his previous conviction, liable to either enhanced punishment or to a punishment of a different kind:

Provided further that the court shall not compound any offence where such offence affects the socio economic conditions of the country or has been committed against a child below the age of 18 years or a woman.

(2) The person accused of an offence under this Act may file an application for compounding in the court in which offence is pending for trial and the provisions of sections 265B and 265C of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 shall apply.]

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1. Inserted vide Information Technology (Amendment) Act, 2008.

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What does Information Technology Act, 2000 Section 77A provide?

Section Section 77A of the Information Technology Act, 2000 (Compounding of Offences) is reproduced on this page as part of the Information Technology Act, 2000. Lawyers and researchers use it to read the statutory wording before checking how courts have applied this section in reported judgments.

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