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Section 75 of the Information Technology Act, 2000 makes the Act apply to an offence or contravention committed outside India by ANY person, provided the act or conduct in question:
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A.
1. Section 75 of the IT Act provides for extra-territorial operation.
2. The Act applies to acts committed outside India by any person, irrespective of his nationality.
3. The Lesson 17 paragraph clarifies this is conditioned on the act involving a computer, computer system or computer network located in India.
4. The nationality of the offender, his future travel to India, or foreign-law criminality are not the triggers under Section 75.
_Source: ICSI CS Executive Paper 1 (Jurisprudence, Interpretation & General Laws) — Lesson 17: Information Technology Act, 2000, pp. 407-419._
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