Repealed or not in force · As amended up to 2026-08
20. Any telegraph officer who transmits by telegraph any message upon which the prescribed charge ~ - has not been paid, iatending thereby to defraud the Government, shall be liable to imprisonment for a tei1n1 which may extend to three years, or to fine, or to both.
For sending messages without paymentto G ernment.
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21, MThoe~retmsmits or causes to be trnusmitted r ky a telegraph a mcssage which he linonrs to be false
For sending fabricated
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Source: India Code