Section 13: Tampering with postal matters, etc. As Amended by Section 5 of the TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND POSTAL OFFENCES (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2016

A person who-(a) without lawful authority, wilfully or maliciously stops, dumps, intercepts or, in any way not otherwise specified in any section of this Part of this Act, tampers or meddles with, or otherwise retards the delivery of any postal matter or electronic mail, is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to imprisonment for a term of five years without the option of a fine; or
(b) without lawful authority, fraudulently, wilfully or maliciously- (i) stops, delays, intercepts, tampers or meddles with any postal matter or electronic mail with intent to search or pilfer it ; or (ii) secrets, destroys or defaces any postal matter, electronic mail or any part thereof or evidence of the existence of the postal matter, electronic mail or part thereof, whether or not the postal matter, electronic mail or part thereof so secreted, destroyed or defaced, contains money or other thing whatsoever, is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to imprisonment for a term of seven years.