Information Technology Act 2000
Section 67C :
Preservation and retention of information by intermediaries :
(1) Intermediary shall preserve and retain such information as may be specified for such duration and in such manner and format as the Central Government may prescribe.
(2) any intermediary who intentionally or knowingly contravenes the provisions of sub-section (1) shall be 1.[liable to penalty which may extend to twenty-five lakh rupees].
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1. Substituted by the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provision) Act, 2023 (18 of 2023), s. 2 and the Schedule (w.e.f. 1-8-2024) for the words (punished with an imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years and also be liable to fine).
