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SUPREME COURT HOLDS HACKING AND DATA THEFT ARE OFFENCES UNDER THE INDIAN PENAL CODE

The Vacation Bench of the Hon’ble #SupremeCourt of India comprising of Justices Dinesh Maheshwari and Aniruddha Bose passed an Order dated 18-05-2021 in the case of Jagjit Singh v. The State of Punjab {Special Leave to Appeal (Crl. No(s). 3583/2021} and held that apart from being liable under the provisions of the Information Technology Act, 2005 (#IT Act), a person shall also be liable under the provisions of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (#IPC) for offences such as #hacking, #datatheft etc.


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https://theindianlawyer.in/supreme-court-holds-hacking-and-data-theft-are-offences-under-the-indian-penal-code/


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