Offensive electronic communications: Section 66A, which penalised specified digital messages, was omitted, ending its statutory offence provision. Section 66A of the Information Technology Act, 2000, was omitted with effect from 30 November 2023. Before omission, it criminalised sending grossly ... Summary
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Offensive electronic communications: Section 66A, which penalised specified digital messages, was omitted, ending its statutory offence provision.
Section 66A of the Information Technology Act, 2000, was omitted with effect from 30 November 2023. Before omission, it criminalised sending grossly offensive or menacing information, persistent transmission of knowingly false information for specified harmful purposes, and electronic mail intended to annoy, inconvenience, deceive or mislead recipients about its origin. The provision prescribed imprisonment extending to three years and fine, and covered electronic messages transmitted through computer resources or communication devices.
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