Jurisdiction In Cyber Crimes

Rinduhawmi, LL.M, Royal Global University

Jurisdiction plays a significant factor in the judicial system. As cybercrimes happens in a global level Section 65 of the Information Technology Act,2000 provides for the extraterritorial jurisdiction. But many a times this provision is proved to be inadequate.

INTRODUCTION

A court must have a jurisdiction in order to hear the case without which the judgement would become ineffective. The Information Technology Act and other cyber laws does not define the term ‘jurisdiction’ but jurisdictional provisions have been laid under the provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908. However, cyberspace is a realm which does not have national boundaries so the jurisdiction of cybercrime has become one of the key issues in the criminal justice system in the present era. There is no adequate uniform laws relating to cyber jurisdiction in the international laws as well.