law: Information Technology Act, 2000
  73. Penalty for publishing Digital Signature
  
  Certificate false in certain particulars.  –
  (1) No person shall publish a Digital
  
  Signature Certificate or otherwise make it available to any other person with
  
  the knowledge that- 
  (a) the Certifying
  
  Authority listed in the certificate has not issued it; or
  (b) the subscriber
  
  listed in the certificate has not accepted it; or
  (c) the certificate
  
  has been revoked or suspended, unless such publication is for the purposes of
  
  verifying a digital signature created prior to such suspension or revocation.
  (2) Any person who contravenes the provisions
  
  of sub-section (1) shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may
  
  extend to two years, or with fine which may extend to one lakh rupees, or with
  
  both.