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660. Whoever, by means of any communication device or computer resource cheats for chulinl by personation, shall be punished with imprisonment ofeither description for a teno ....'hich by mayextcnd to lhree)ltlUS aOO sba11 aIJo be liable to finc",tuch lM)'exttnd to one Iakh rupee$. pC.JSonilion byUJin& computet tUOUtl:C Plmllhmclll fot 66£. Whoever. intentional I)' or knowingly captures. publishes or transmits the image violillon of of a privale area orany person witham his or her consent, under circumstances violating the pnvlcy. privacy of that person, shall be punished with imprisonment which may extend 10 lhree)Ur1 or with fine not exceeding two lakh rupees. or with both. Explanalion.- For the purposes of this section--
(a) "transmil" means 10 electronically send a visual image with the intent thai il be viewed by a person or persons;
(b) "capture", with respeclto IIJ'l image, means to videolapc, photograph. film or record by any means;
(e) "'private area" means Ute naked or undergannent clad genilals, public area, buttocks or female breast;
(d) "'publishes" means reproduction in the printed or electronic fonn and making it available for publiC;
(e) '"under circumstances violating privacy" means circumstances in which a person can have II reasonable expectation that-
(J) he or "'e could disrobe in privacy, without being concerned that an image ofhis private area was being capnued; or (il) any pan of his or her private area would not be visible to the public, regardless of v."belher that person is in a public or private place. PUlusllmcnl (A) v.ith intent to threaten the unity, integrity, security or sovereignty oflndia or to strike terror in the people or any section oftbc people by- (¥) denying or cause the denial of access 10 any person authorised to access computer resource; or Sa:. I] THE GAZETIE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY II (;1) attempting to penetrate or access a computer resource without authorisation or exceeding authorised accesS; or (Iii) introducing or causing to introduce any computer contaminant, and by means ofsuch conduct causes or is likely to cause death or injuries to persons or damage to or destrUction ofpropeny or disrupts or knowing that it is likely to cause damage or disruption of su~plies or services essential to the life aCthe community or adversely affect the critical infonnation infrastructure $pecified under seetion 70; or (B) knowinglyor intentionally penetrates or acces~a computer resource without authorisation or exceeding authorised access, and by means of such conduct obtains access to information, data or computer database that is rcsU'ictcd for reasons of the security of the State or foreign relations; or any restricted information, data or computer database, with reasons to believe that sucb informalion, data or computer database 50 obtained may be used to cause or likely to cause injury to the interests of lhe sovereignty and integrityoflndia, the security oflhe State, friendly relations with foreign States, public order, decency or morality, or in relation to contempt of court, defamation or incitement to an offence, or to the advantage of any foreign nation, group of individuals or otherwise, commits the offence ofcyber terrorism.
(2) Whoever commits or conspires to commit cyber terrorism shall be punishable with imprisonment v.'hich may cxtend to imprisonment (or life.