*[ 66F. Punishment
for cyber terrorism.- (1) Whoever,-
(A) with intent to threaten the unity, integrity, security
or sovereignty of India or to strike terror in the people
or any section of the people by –
(i) denying or cause the denial of access to any person authorized
to access computer resource; or
(ii) attempting to penetrate or access a computer resource
without authorisation or exceeding authorized access; or
(iii) introducing or causing to introduce any Computer Contaminant
and by means of such conduct causes or is likely to cause
death or injuries to persons or damage to or destruction of
property or disrupts or knowing that it is likely to cause
damage or disruption of supplies or services essential to
the life of the community or adversely affect the critical
information infrastructure specified under section 70, or
(B) knowingly or intentionally penetrates or accesses a computer
resource without authorization or exceeding authorized access,
and by means of such conduct obtains access to information,
data or computer database that is restricted for reasons of
the security of the State or foreign relations; or any restricted
information, data or computer database, with reasons to believe
that such information, data or computer database so obtained
may be used to cause or likely to cause injury to the interests
of the sovereignty and integrity of India, the security of
the 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 of cyber terrorism.
(2) Whoever commits or conspires to commit cyber terrorism
shall be punishable with imprisonment which may extend to
imprisonment for life’.
[* Inserted vide Information Technology Amendment Act, 2008]
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