Recently in the Supreme Court the government threatened to invoke the Official Secrets Act against t...........

Indian Polity Judiciary

Recently in the Supreme Court, the government threatened to invoke the Official Secrets Act against two publications. Which of the following statements are correct regarding this act?

1. The Official Secret Act 1923 is India's anti-espionage act

2. Under this one cannot even approach, inspect, or even pass over a prohibited government site or area.

Code:

1 only

2 only

Both 1 and 2

none of the above

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Explanation:

The Official Secret Act 1923 is India's anti-espionage act held over from the British colonial period. It states clearly that actions which involve helping an enemy state against India are strongly condemned. It also states that one cannot approach, inspect, or even pass over a prohibited government site or area. According to this Act, helping the enemy state can be in the form of communicating a sketch, plan, model of an official secret, or of official codes or passwords, to the enemy.