[72A. [Penalty] for disclosure of information in breach of lawful contract.---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 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 twenty-five lakh rupees].]
Section 72A: Punishment for disclosure of information in breach of lawful contract.
The Information Technology Act, 2000Central Act · Act 21 of 2000
Where this provision sits
| Act | The Information Technology Act, 2000 |
|---|---|
| Section | 72A |
| Marginal note | Punishment for disclosure of information in breach of lawful contract. |
| Jurisdiction | Central |
| Status | In force as published by the source |
| Judgments citing it | 2 |
How this provision has been amended
Taken from the footnotes printed with the provision by the source. Where a footnote names the amending instrument, it is quoted as printed.
- inserted, Act 10 of 2009. . Ins. by Act 10 of 2009, s. 37, (w.e.f. 27-10-2009).
- substituted, Act 18 of 2023. . Subs. by Act 18 of 2023, s. 2 and Schedule, for "Punishment" (w.e.f. 30-11-2023).
- substituted, Act 18 of 2023. . Subs. by Act 18 of 2023, s. 2 and Schedule, for certain word (w.e.f. 30-11-2023).
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