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Hacking of Computer system is liable to penalty of__.

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Imprisonment up to 2 years or with fine which may extend up to two Rs. 1 lakh or with both
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Imprisonment up to 5 years or with fine which may extend up to two Rs. 10 lakh or with both
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Imprisonment upto 3 years with fine which may extend up to two Rs. 2 lakh or with both
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Imprisonment upto 1 year with fine which may extend up to two Rs. 2 lakh or with both
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The correct option is D Imprisonment upto 3 years with fine which may extend up to two Rs. 2 lakh or with both
As per section 66 of the IT Act, 2000, whoever with the intent of cause or knowing that is likely to cause wrongful loss or damage to the public or any person destroys or deletes or alters any information residing in a computer resource or diminishes its value or utility or affects it injuriously by any means, commits hacking. Whoever commits hacking shall be punished with imprisonment up to three years, or with fine which may extend up to two lakh rupees, or with both.

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