*[ 72A. Punishment
for Disclosure of information in breach of lawful contract.-
Save as otherwise provided in this Act or any other law for
the time being in force, any person including an intermediary
who, while providing services under the terms of lawful contract,
has secured access to any material containing personal information
about another person, with the intent to cause or knowing
that he is likely to cause wrongful loss or wrongful gain
discloses, without the consent of the person concerned, or
in breach of a lawful contract, such material to any other
person shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which
may extend to three years, or with a fine which may extend
to five lakh rupees, or with both.
[* Inserted vide Information Technology Amendment Act, 2008]
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