GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -The Official Secrets Act of 1923 is India’s anti-espionage. It states that actions which involve helping an enemy state against India are strongly condemned. It also states that one cannot approach, inspect, or even pass over a prohibited government site or area.

Detailed explanation-2: -As a result the authorities can classify any document as a secret document. Apart from that Section 5 of the Officials Secrets Act, 1923 states that “both the person communicating the information, and the person receiving the information, can be punished by the prosecuting agency.”