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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Information Technology Act, 2000 Section 65

TAMPERING WITH COMPUTER SOURCE DOCUMENTS Whoever knowingly or intentionally conceals, destroys or alters or

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Information Technology Act, 2000 Section 65 is part of Information Technology Act, 2000 - TAMPERING WITH COMPUTER SOURCE DOCUMENTS Whoever knowingly or intentionally conceals, destroys or alters or. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

SECTION 65: TAMPERING WITH COMPUTER SOURCE DOCUMENTS Whoever knowingly or intentionally conceals, destroys or alters or intentionally or knowingly causes another to conceal, destroy or alter any computer source code used for a computer, computer programme, computer system or computer network, when the computer source code is required to be kept or maintained by law for the time being in force, shall be punishable with imprisonment up to three years, or with fine which may extend up to two lakh rupees, or with both. Explanation."For the purposes of this section, "computer source code" means the listing of programmes, computer commands, design and layout and programme analysis of computer resource in any form.

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What does Information Technology Act, 2000 Section 65 provide?

Section Section 65 of the Information Technology Act, 2000 (TAMPERING WITH COMPUTER SOURCE DOCUMENTS Whoever knowingly or intentionally conceals, destroys or alters or) 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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