Section 297: Prohibition of opening letters or tapping telephone conversation

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1) No person shall open a person’s letter or tap or record a person’s telephone conversation by using any mechanical device, without permission of the competent authority or the concerned person.

2)  A person who commits, or causes to be committed, an offence under sub-section (1) shall be liable to a sentence of imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or a fine not exceeding twenty thousand rupees or both the sentences.

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