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Arjun is tried and penalised under the IT Act for hacking a company's database. Which statement about other laws is correct under section 77?

Under section 77, compensation, penalty or confiscation under the IT Act does not prevent compensation or any other penalty or punishment under any other law for the time being in force. The Act's remedies are therefore cumulative with, not exclusive of, other laws.

  1. APenalty under the IT Act bars any punishment under any other law for the same act
  2. BCompensation under the IT Act prevents other penalty or punishment under other laws
  3. CPenalty under the IT Act does not prevent compensation or other penalty or punishment under any other law in forceCorrect
  4. DOther laws apply only if the IT Act penalty is below five lakh rupees

Explanation

Section 77 states that no compensation awarded, penalty imposed or confiscation made under the Act prevents the award of compensation or imposition of any other penalty or punishment under any other law in force. Thus the IT Act does not oust other laws.

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