Section 293
Prohibition Of Listening To Or Recording Other's Conversation
(1)
No person shall, by using a mechanical device, listen to, or record,
any conversation held between two or more persons, without
permission of the competent authority or consent of such persons
holding conversation.
(2) A person who commits, or causes to be committed, the
offence referred to in sub-section (1) shall be liable to a sentence of
imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or a fine not
exceeding twenty thousand rupees or both the sentences.
Provided that this Section shall not apply to any speech or
statement made publicly.