13. Cyber stalking.—(l) Whoever with intent to coerce, intimidate, or harass any person uses
computer, computer network, internet, network site ,electronic mail or any other similar means of
communication to.—
(a) communicate obscene, vulgar, profane, lewd, lascivious , or indecent language, picture or
image;
(b) make any suggestion or proposal of an obscene nature;
(c) threaten any illegal or immoral act;
(d) take or distribute pictures or photographs of any person without his consent or knowledge;
(e) display or distribute information in a manner that substantially increases the risk of harm
or violence to any other person, commits the offence of cyber stalking.
(2) Whoever commits the offence specified in sub-section (1) shall be punishable with imprisonment
of either description for a term which may extend to seven years or with fine not exceeding three
hundred thousand rupees, or with both:
Provided if the victim of the cyber stalking under sub-section (1) is a minor the punishment may
extend to ten years or with fine not less than one hundred thousand rupees, or with both.
14. Spamming.—(1) Whoever transmits harmful, fraudulent , misleading, illegal or unsolicited
electronic messages in bulk to any person without the express permission of the recipient, or causes
any electronic system to show any such message or involves in falsified online user account
registration or falsified domain name registration for commercial purpose commits the offence of
spamming.
(2) Whoever commits the offence of spamming as described in sub-section (1) shall be punishable
with fine not exceeding fifty thousand rupees if he commits this offence of spamming for the first
time and for every subsequent. commission of offence of spamming he shall be punished with
imprisonment of three months or with fine , or with both.
17. Cyber terrorism.—( 1) Any person, group or organization who, with terroristic intent utilizes,
accesses or causes to be accessed a computer or computer network or electronic system or electronic
device or by any available means, and thereby knowingly engages in or attempts to engage in a
terroristic act commits the offence of cyber terrorism.
Explanation 1.—For the purposes of this section the expression “terroristic intent” means to act
with the purpose to alarm, frighten, disrupt, harm, damage, or carry out an act of violence against
any segment of the population, the Government or entity associated therewith.