Offence Under Section 66 Information Technology Act Is Bailable : Supreme Court Overrules HC View

Yash Mittal

22 July 2026 8:00 PM IST

  • Offence Under Section 66  Information Technology Act Is Bailable : Supreme Court Overrules HC View

    The Supreme Court has clarified that a computer-related offence punishable under Section 66 of the Information Technology Act, 2000 is a bailable offence. A bench of Justice M.M. Sundresh and Justice Prasanna B. Varale set aside the Punjab & Haryana High Court's judgment, which had treated a Section 66 offence as a non-bailable offence. “…the view expressed by High Court that Section...

    Yash Mittal

    Yash Mittal

    Yash Mittal is a Correspondent with LiveLaw, covering the Supreme Court of India

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