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Offences by Companies - Sec.85

85. Offences by Companies.- (1) Where a person committing a contravention of any of the provisions of this Act or of any rule, direction or order made there under is a Company, every person who, at t...

Punishment for attempt to commit offences - Sec.84C

*[84C. Punishment for attempt to commit offences.- Whoever attempts to commit an offence punishable by this Act or causes such an offence to be committed, and in such an attempt does any act towards ...

Punishment for abetment of offences - Sec.84B

*[ 84B. Punishment for abetment of offences.- Whoever abets any offence shall, if the act abetted is committed in consequence of the abetment, and no express provision is made by this Act for the pun...

Exemption from liability of intermediary in certain cases - Sec.79

*[ 79. Exemption from liability of intermediary in certain cases.- (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in any law for the time being in force but subject to the provisions of sub-sections (2) and ...

Offences with three years imprisonment to be cognizable - Sec.77B

*[ 77B. Offences with three years imprisonment to be cognizable.- Notwithstanding anything contained in Criminal Procedure Code 1973, the offence punishable with imprisonment of three years and above...

Compounding of Offences - Sec.77A

*[ 77A. Compounding of Offences.- (1) A Court of competent jurisdiction may compound offences other than offences for which the punishment for life or imprisonment for a term exceeding three years ha...

Compensation, penalties or confiscation not to interfere with other punishment - Sec.77

*[ 77. Compensation, penalties or confiscation not to interfere with other punishment. - No compensation awarded, penalty imposed or confiscation made under this Act shall prevent the award of compen...

Act to apply for cyber offence or cyber contraventions committed outside India - Sec.75

75. Act to apply for cyber offence or cyber contraventions committed outside India.- (1) Subject to the provisions of sub-section (2), the provisions of this Act shall apply also to any cyber offence...

Publication for fraudulent purpose - Sec.74

74. Publication for fraudulent purpose.-Whoever knowingly creates, publishes or otherwise makes available a Electronic Signature Certificate for any fraudulent or unlawful purpose shall be punished wi...

Publishing False digital signature certificates - Sec.73

73. Penalty for publishing electronic Signature Certificate false in certain particulars.- (1) No person shall publish a Electronic Signature Certificate or otherwise make it available to any other p...