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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ACT 2000
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Section 66D
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Section 66F
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Section 66B
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Section 66A
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered States and their police forces to stop prosecuting free speech on social media under Section 66A of the Information Technology Act which was declared unconstitutional by the court in a judgment seven years ago.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed that no one should be prosecuted under Section 66A of the Information Technology Act 2000, which was struck down as unconstitutional by the Court in 2015 in the Shreya Singhal Case.
Detailed explanation-3: -(c) any electronic mail or electronic mail message for the purpose of causing annoyance or inconvenience or to deceive or to mislead the addressee or recipient about the origin of such messages, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years and with fine. Explanation.
Detailed explanation-4: -66F. Punishment for cyber terrorism. 67. Punishment for publishing or transmitting obscene material in electronic form.