Section 72A, IT Act 2000 [S10-42P]
As at 7 September 2026. In force from 17 October 2000.
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 a 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 liable to penalty which may extend to Rs 25 lakh.
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intermediary: Section 2, IT Act 2000 [S103YQ] ((1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,— [...]): "intermediary", with respect to any particular electronic records, means any person who on behalf of another person receives, stores or transmits that record or provides any service with respect to that record, and includes telecom, network and internet service providers, web-hosting providers, search engines, online payment and auction sites, online-market places and cyber cafes [...]
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person: Section 3, General Clauses Act, 1897 [S100SN] (In this Act, and in all Central Acts and Regulations made after the commencement of this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context): "person" shall include any company or association or body of individuals, whether incorporated or not
person: 1 more definition.
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