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Section 45 IT Act — Residuary penalty

The Information Technology Act, 2000 · Official PDF page 22

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45. Residuary penalty .–Whoever contravenes any 4[rules, regulations, directions or orders ] made under this Act, for the contravention of which no penalty has been separately provided, shall be liable to pay a 5[penalty not exceeding one lakh rupees, in addition to compensation to the person affected by such contravention not exceeding—

(a) ten lakh rupees, by an intermediary, company or body corporate; or

(b) one lakh rupees, by any other person.]

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