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A Singapore-based analytics vendor, with no office in India, deliberately damages data held on a server network located in Pune. Which statement about the Information Technology Act, 2000 is correct?

The Act applies. Section 75 covers offences or contraventions committed outside India by any person regardless of nationality, if the act involves a computer, computer system or computer network located in India. Damage to a Pune server network meets that condition.

  1. AThe Act applies, because the conduct involves a computer, computer system or computer network located in India, irrespective of the offender's nationalityCorrect
  2. BThe Act does not apply, because the offender is a foreign national acting from outside India
  3. CThe Act applies only if the offender is an Indian citizen
  4. DThe Act applies only if the offender later enters India

Explanation

Section 75 extends the Act to offences or contraventions committed outside India by any person irrespective of nationality, provided the act involves a computer, system or network located in India. The Pune server satisfies this. Nationality and physical presence are irrelevant.

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