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Where a person dishonestly or fraudulently does any act referred to in Section 43 of the Information Technology Act, 2000, Section 66 prescribes a maximum punishment of:
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C.
1. Section 66 of the IT Act picks up the catalogue of wrongful acts in Section 43 (unauthorised access, downloading, virus, damage, disruption, denial of access, etc.).
2. When such acts are done dishonestly or fraudulently, the conduct is criminalised under Section 66.
3. The Lesson 17 paragraph on Computer Related Offences sets the punishment: imprisonment up to 3 years or fine up to Rs. 5 lakh or both.
4. The higher punishments listed in (B), (C) and (D) belong to different and graver offences such as cyber terrorism.
_Source: ICSI CS Executive Paper 1 (Jurisprudence, Interpretation & General Laws) — Lesson 17: Information Technology Act, 2000, pp. 407-419._
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