TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government Enacted2008

Information Technology (Amendment) Act 2008 Section 43

(0) in the marginal heading, for the word "Penalty", the words "Penalty and

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Compensation" shall be substituted; (6) in clause (a), after the words "computer network", the words "or computer resource" shall be inserted; (c) after clause (h), the following clauses shall be insened, namely:- ''(I) dc:stroys, deletes or alters any information residing in a computer resource or diminishes its value or utility or affects it irYwiouslyby IVl)' means; (J1 steal, conceals, destroys or alte:n or causes any person to $leal, conceal, destroy or aile:! any computer source code u~ for a compUler resource with an intention to cause damage;"; (d) for the ponion hegining with the words "he shall be liable to pay damages" and ending with the \\'Ords "persons so affected" the following shall be substituted, namely:- "he: shall be liable to pay damages by way ofcompensation to the person so affected"'; (e) in the ExplanatIOn, after clause (tv), the following clause shall be inserted, namely:- '(v) "computer scutte code" means the listing of programmes, computer commands, design and layoul and programme analysis of computer resource in any form.... luertioo or