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Cyber Victimization of Women and Cyber Laws in India

Cyber Victimization of Women and Cyber Laws in India
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Copyright: 2012
Pages: 16
Source title: Cyber Crime and the Victimization of Women: Laws, Rights and Regulations
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Debarati Halder (Centre for Cyber Victim Counselling (CCVC), India)and K. Jaishankar (Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, India)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60960-830-9.ch009

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Abstract

This chapter provides a situational analysis of cyber crimes against women in India and laws that prevent cyber victimization in general and women in particular. The Chapter is divided in to three parts. The part one provides a Situational analysis of cyber victimization of women in India where a pilot study on cyber victimization is also discussed. The Part two of this chapter deals with the current legal protection that are available to women victims in India for cyber crimes such as Offensive communication, Offences against cyber privacy, hacking, stalking and related crimes, Cheating by impersonation, Voyeurism, Pornography, obscenity and indecent representation of women in the cyber space. The part three discusses on various loopholes that exist in Indian laws especially the Indian Information Technology Act and suitable solutions are provided.

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