Josheca Mukerji, Shambhunath Institute of Law, Prayagraj
ABSTRACT
Internet and Technology are indispensable elements of the 21st century. The Covid-19 pandemic saw an unprecedented growth in the use of internet because of the necessary ‘work from home culture'. However, with the increase in use of internet, there is an equally constant growth in cybercrimes. In India, the Indian Penal Code and the Information Technology Act, 2000 (amended in 2008) covers provisions relating to cybercrimes. The inability to curb these crimes indicate that the legislative framework to curb the crimes needs improvement. Nevertheless, as compared to several other countries, India has been quite successful in dealing with these crimes.
This article, therefore, aims to critically analyse the cyber laws in India by first, briefly drawing an outline of some of the present provisions of law concerning cybercrimes, considering important cases related to the area, enumerating certain recent instances of cybercrimes, considering relevant statistics and then, finally, moving on to critically evaluate the cyber laws in India while also making recommendations for overall improvement and strengthening of the legislative framework covering areas of cybercrimes.
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