Research Article | Open Access
INDIAN LAWS & VIRTUAL REALITY OF CYBER STALKING IN INDIA
Sandeep Sharma, Dr. Pawan Shrimali
Pages: 791-798
Abstract
Cyber stalking is a type of a crime. In the cyber stalking there is a involvement of two persons- Firstly, the stalker is also known as attacker who do the crime & Secondly, the Victim who is harassed by that stalker. Cyber stalking is also known as cyber crime. Cyber which is related to the internet and the stalking means to browsing anyone’s online history with the help of any social media or in other websites to know about that particular person is term as stalking. Cyber stalking is a serious crime, a type of offence committed by the person’s known as the stalkers. There are many cases filed against those persons by the victim every year in India. In India the cases which are filed against those stalkers are majorly reported by the females, nearly about 60% females get victimized. The stalking is majorly spotted in the two States of India; Firstly, Maharashtra with 1,399 cases which had a higher number of stalking. Secondly, Delhi with around 1130 cases is filed against the stalking. The cyber stalking cases are dealt in India by the: Information Technology Act, 2000 & The Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2013.
Keywords
Cyber stalking, Internet communication, Information Technology Act, 2000 Online Grievance Redressal, E-mails, Cyber Cells