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Any person who does any of the acts mentioned in section 23, with the intention of unlawfully learning the contshable uader thissagt, shall icoadition othe dner co t, shall, in addition to the nne t which he is liable under section 23, be liable to imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year. [Pt. IV, S. 25-27] 25klAny person who, intending- Intentional A 373/ damage to (a) to prevent or obstruct the transmission or delivery telecomof any message; munication. (b) to intercept or to acquaint himself with the contents of any message; OF d/AA797 (c) to commit mischief, ; or damages, removes, tampers with or touches any telecomdestreys (A.A 373/77) to three years pot o both. d/AA628 0. Any telecommunication officer a teecotenuuication oticer but naving osticial dutie ofenoes b co nnected with any office which is used as a telecommunica- ofiersion tion office, who- (a) wilfully secretes, makes away with or alters any message or record of any message; (b) wilfully and otherwise than in obedience to an order of the Minister or of an otticer specially authorised by him to make the order, omits to transmit or intercepts or detains any message or any part thereof, or otherwise than in pursuance of his official duty or in obedience to the direction of a competent court, discloses the contents or any part of the contents of any message or record of any message to any person not entitled to receive the same; or (a) divul entited to becomeacueised witathesa (2) Fur tha pr shaiibe guilty of'an offence and shall, on conviction, be AA37377. hable to a fine not exceedinguthree hundred dollars or to kten thousand imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years or to both.