Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act, 2016 — Section 19: Unauthorized interception

19. Unauthorized interception.— Whoever with dishonest intention commits unauthorized interception by technical means of

(a)any transmission that is not intended to be and is not open to the public, from or within an information system; or

(b)electromagnetic emissions from an information system that are carrying data, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years or with fine which may extend to five hundred thousand rupees or with both.