Adjudication Process Of Cyber Offenses & Cyber Crimes With Women In India.

Abstract

Cybercrimes have traditionally targeted women and children, particularly girls. Given the seriousness of such offences, the criminal code has been modified while taking both social and legal considerations into account. According to statistics from the National Crime Record Bureau for 2019, there were 28% more incidents of cybercrime against women. In accordance with data, 10.2 percent of the 52,974 events recorded in 2021—or 10,730 instances—were reported as crimes against women. Special laws like the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) and the Information Technology Act have been enacted to protect the girl child as well from cyber offences, and our judiciary is adjudicating this offence. These laws were enacted in addition to general laws like the Indian Penal Code, Code of Criminal Procedure, and Indian Evidence, which were there to protect the rights of women and children. The authors also provide law reform recommendations for India to give victims of cybercrime prompt justice.