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Section 65 of the Information Technology Act, 2000 (tampering with computer source documents) prescribes a maximum punishment of:
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B.
1. Section 65 of the IT Act criminalises knowingly or intentionally concealing, destroying or altering computer source code.
2. The source code must be one required to be kept or maintained by law.
3. The Lesson 17 paragraph on Section 65 sets the punishment at imprisonment up to 3 years, or fine up to Rs. 2 lakh, or both.
4. The graver imprisonment terms apply to other offences (e.g., cyber terrorism under Section 66F) but not to Section 65 source-code tampering.
_Source: ICSI CS Executive Paper 1 (Jurisprudence, Interpretation & General Laws) — Lesson 17: Information Technology Act, 2000, pp. 407-419._
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