Cybercrimes in Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita: A Critical Study on Indian Legal Scenario

Title

Cybercrimes in Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita: A Critical Study on Indian Legal Scenario

Creator

Joseph, Jipson; Pandey, Ananya

Description

Cybersecurity is a significant concern in the present digital world. The increase in cybercrimes attracts attention of the whole globe. India is one of the top countries on the list of cybercrimes and cyberattacks. More than 1 billion people use smartphones in India and the focus on digital economy has also attracted many cyberattacks. This necessitates the need for a specific legal framework. Indias Penal Code was almost 160 years old, and its provisions were not adequate to address the growing nature of cybercrime. Though the provisions of Information Technology Act, 2000 can be applied, India needed a criminal code addressing the latest trends of crimes. Many considered that the enactment of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) will provide this required framework. In making a critical analysis the chapter tries to evaluate the provisions of BNS to examine whether it provided due protection to Indias cyberspace. 2026 by IGI Global Scientific Publishing. All rights reserved.

Source

Reshaping: Criminology with AI;pp.156-124

Date

01-01-2025

Publisher

IGI Global

Coverage

Joseph J., Christ University, India; Pandey A., Christ University, India

Rights

All Open Access; Hybrid Gold Open Access

Relation

ISBN: 979-836938873-0; 979-836938871-6;

Format

online

Language

English

Type

Book chapter

Identifier

https://doi.org/10.4018/979-8-3693-8871-6.ch008

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