Krishna Gadamchetty 22 December 2019
Ishaan 19 March 2021
He could face a fine of up to 100 Cr. or imprisonment of a term which may exceed up to 7 years if the circumstance fits the descripttion provided by the Geospatial Information Regulation.
According to the draft ‘Geospatial Information Regulation Bill 2016’, it will be mandatory to take permission from a government authority before acquiring, disseminating, publishing or distributing any geospatial information on India.
“No person shall depict, disseminate, publish or distribute any wrong or false topographic information of India including international boundaries through internet platforms or online services or in any electronic or physical form," according to the draft bill. “Whoever acquired any geospatial information of India in contravention of the law shall be punished with a fine ranging from ₹ 1 crore to ₹ 100 crore and/ or imprisonment for a period upto seven years."