52. Every person who without lawful authority intrudes"
| (a) into the contents of a message or its usage information by electronic or other means ; or |
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| (b) with the intention of interfering with any message or its usage information ; or |
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| (c) with the intention of unlawfully learning the contents of any message or its usage information ; or |
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| (d) with the intention of committing any offence punishable under this Act, |
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shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not less than twenty thousand rupees and not exceeding one hundred thousand rupees or to imprisonment of either description to a term not exceeding two years or to both such fine and such imprisonment. For the purpose of this section and section 54 " usage information " means information relating to the identity of calling subscriber, called subscriber, date and time of originating of message and the type of message. |
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