Evaru...? Theliso theliyakano half knowledge tho edhaina offensive posts pettevallu and attention seeking kosam fake news create chese vallu or vaatini share/forward chese vallu... ila evari dhwara ayina offensive posts lu social media lo report aythe.... they will get punished by the government.
Endhuku...? Offensive post lu social media lo pettadam valla anavasara maina disturbance create chesthu, people ni panic chesthunnaru ani government ee actions and punishments ni issue chesindi, details as follows....
Offenses Against Persons
1. Sections 499 & 500 IPC Offence: Defamation Statements, oral or written or in sign language or by visual representation, either direct or over internet which are defamatory and derogative are punishable. Non cognizable and bailable With warrant mimalani arrest chese chance undi and it's bailable. Punishment: Up to 2 years jail or fine or both.
2. Section 43 & 66 of the IT ACT Offence : Sending virus through internet/computer Introducing and spreading viruses through computers networks by sending messages. Cognizable and bailable Without warrant mimalani arrest cheyochu, and it's bailable. Punishment: Upto 3 years jail or fine of 5 lacks or both
3. Section 66 IT ACT Offence: Cheating by personation Any person who by means of any communication device or computer resource cheats by personation, shall be punished. Cognizable and bailable Without warrant mimalani arrest cheyochu, and bailable. Punishment: Upto 3 years jail and fine of 1 lack
4. Section 67 IT ACT Offence: Publishing obscene content Whoever publishes in the electronic form, any material which is lascivious or appeals to the prurient interest or of its effect such as to tend to deprave and corrupt persons shall be punished. Cognizable and bailable Without warrant mimalani arrest cheyochu, and bailable. Punishment: Upto 3 years jail and fine of 5 lacks Upto 5 years of jail and fine of 10 lacks for 2nd time offence.
5. Section 67 A IT ACT Offence: Sending obscene messages Whoever publishes or transmits or caused to be published or transmitted in the electronic form any material which contains sexually explicit act or conduct shall be punished. Cognizable and bailable Without warrant mimalani arrest cheyochu, and bailable. Punishment: Upto 5 years jail and fine of 10 lacks Upto 7 years of jail and fine of 10 lacks for 2nd time offence.
6. Section 468 IPC Offence: Forgery Any person forges for the purpose of cheating shall punishable. Cognizable and bailable Without warrant mimalani arrest cheyochu, and it's bailable. Punishment: Upto 7 years jail and fine.
7. Section 420 IPC Offence: Cheating Any person who cheats and thereby dishonestly induces the person deceived to deliver any property to any person, or to make, alter or destroy whole or any part of valuable security or anything which is signed or sealed, and which is capable of being converted into a valuable security shall be punished. Cognizable and bailable Without warrant mimalani arrest cheyochu, and it's bailable. Punishment: Upto 7 years jail and fine.
8. Section 66 c IT ACT Offence: Identity theft Whoever fraudulently or dishonestly make use of the electronic signature, password or any other unique identification feature of any other person shall be punished. (Creating profile of a women without her knowledge) Cognizable and bailable Without warrant mimalani arrest cheyochu, and it's bailable. Punishment: Upto 3 years jail and fine of 1 lack.
9. Section 66 E IT ACT Offence: Taking video or photos secretly Whoever intentionally captures or publishes or transmits the image of a private area of any person without his/her consent, under the circumstances violating the privacy of the person, shall be punished Cognizable and bailable Without warrant mimalani arrest cheyochu, and it's bailable. Punishment: Upto 3 years jail and fine of 2 lacks or both.
Offences against Religious
10. Section 153A IPC Offence: Promoting enmity between different groups Whoever 1. By words, either spoken or written or by signs or by visible representations or otherwise promotes religion disharmony or feelings of enmity, hatred or ill-will between different religious or 2. Commits any act which is prejudicial to the maintenance of harmony between different religious and which disturbs or is likely to disturb public tranquillity shall be punished. Cognizable and bailable Without warrant mimalani arrest cheyochu, and it's bailable. Punishment: Upto 3 years jail and fine or both.
11. Section 295A IPC Offence: Insult the religious Whoever, with deliberate and malicious intention of outraging the religious feelings of any class of citizen of India by words, or by signssigns or visible representations insults to attempt to insults the religious or religious belief of that class shall be punished. Cognizable and non bailable Without warrant mimalani arrest cheyochu, and non bailable. Punishment: Upto 3 years jail and fine or both.
12. Section 298 IPC Offence: Hurting the religious feelings Whoever, with the deliberate intention of wounding the religious feelings of any person, utters any word or makes any word or makes any sound of hearing of that person or makes any gesture in the sight of that person or places, any object in the sight of that person, shall be punished. Non cognizable and non bailable With warrant mimalani arrest chese chance undi and non bailable. Punishment: Up to 1 year jail or fine or both.
13. Section 124A Offence: Sedition Whoever by words, either spoken or wriiten, or by signs, or by visible representations, or otherwise, brings or attempts to bring into hatred or contempt, or excites or attempts to excite disaffection towards, the government established by law in India, a shall be punished. Cognizable and non bailable Without warrant mimalani arrest cheyochu, and non bailable. Punishment: Life imprisonment, and fine or upto 3 years jail or fine.
14. Section 505 IPC Offence: Disturbing public tranquillity Whoever makes, publishes or circulates any statement, rumour or report, 1) That encourages members of armed forces or a police officer to refuse to perform his duty, encourages a person to commit offences against the state or disturb public tranquillity and incities persons to disturb public tranquillity, shall be punished. Non cognizable and non bailable With warrant mimalani arrest chese chance undi and non bailable. Punishment: Up to 3 years jail or fine or both. 2) That promotes enmity, on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence, language, caste or community or on any other ground creates enmity or hatred or I'll will between classes or groups. Cognizable and non bailable Without warrant mimalani arrest cheyochu, and non bailable. Punishment: Up to 3 years jail or fine or both.
15. Section 54 Disaster Management Act Offence: Punishment for false warning Whoever makes or circulates a false alarm or warning as to disaster or it's severity or magnitude, leading to panic, shall be punished. Cognizable and bailable Without warrant mimalani arrest cheyochu, and it's bailable. Punishment: Upto 1 year jail or fine.
