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13. In this context, it is relevant to consider Section 43 of the I.T. Act. Chapter IX of the I.T. Act deals with penalties, compensation and adjudication. Section 43 enumerates certain acts committed relating to illegal access to computer system, downloading copies or extracts of any data from computer system, causing damage to the computers, introducing any virus into the computer and computer network etc., in Clauses (a) to (j) of Section 43 of the I.T. Act. Person who commits any one or all of these acts is liable to pay compensation to the person affected by way of damages. For the purpose of deciding the present dispute, Clauses (a) and (b) of Section 43 are relevant in the context and for better appreciation, they are extracted hereunder: