Q.Choose the correct option: Which section of the IT Act was struck down by the Supreme Court of India in 2015 as unconstitutional?

One provision of the amended Act was declared unconstitutional for violating free speech; identifying it is important so it is not wrongly applied.

This tests knowledge of a key development in Indian cyber law.

• (a) Section 43 — provides civil compensation for damage to a computer; it is very much in force.
• (b) Section 66A — correct. It had punished the sending of 'offensive' or 'menacing' electronic messages. In 2015, in Shreya Singhal v. Union of India, the Supreme Court struck it down as unconstitutional because its wording was vague and it violated the fundamental right to freedom of speech and expression. I …

Do not confuse Section 66A (struck down) with 66F (cyber terrorism, still valid). On …