A LEGAL ANALYSIS OF THE DARK WEB: GLOBAL AND INDIAN PERSPECTIVES

AUTHOR – MOHD AKASH, RESEARCH SCHOLAR AT FACULTY OF LEGAL STUDIES, MJPRU CAMPUS BAREILLY,UP, EMAIL: MOHDAKASH001@GMAIL.COM

BEST CITATION – MOHD AKASH, A LEGAL ANALYSIS OF THE DARK WEB: GLOBAL AND INDIAN PERSPECTIVES, INDIAN JOURNAL OF LEGAL REVIEW (IJLR), 5 (1) OF 2025, PG. 608-615, APIS – 3920 – 0001 & ISSN – 2583-2344.

ABSTRACT

Part of the deep web, the Darkweb is only accessible with specialised computer software and is used for illicit purposes like drug trafficking, exploitation, and cybercrime. The Darkweb is being used more frequently as a result of technological developments like Tor, bitcoin, and cryptocurrencies that enable criminals to conduct these crimes anonymously. At the same time, computers have become a necessary component of our everyday lives, affecting how we behave and engage with the outside world as well as one another. This research paper emphasises the need for additional research on the Dark Web in the areas of bitcoin, blockchain, IoT, NLP, cryptocurrencies, botnets and malware, phishing and cybercrime, digital forensics, and electronic crime countermeasures. This research paper examines the legal issues raised by the dark web by examining current Indian and international legislation and emphasising the various regulatory strategies used by various governments. It talks about how these actions affect criminal law, privacy rights, international cooperation, and national security. The entire Internet is made up of several different computer networks and their extensive infrastructure. Open websites that use search engines like Google, Firefox, and others make up the network. The Deep Web includes the Dark Web. You can access it through TOR. Dark Web actors are private and anonymous. Special browsers like TOR and I2P offer three considerations: anonymity, anonymity, and the likelihood of non-detection. The impact of the Dark Web on several facets of society will be examined and conclusions drawn in this article. The number of typical anonymous users of the Dark Web (using TOR) in both Kosovo and the world is presented for a period of time. The effect of secret resources websites is visible and the findings are collected from the search engines of Ahimia and Onion City Dark Web. On the Dark Internet, anonymity is not always guaranteed. TOR is dedicated to it and intends to perform covert operations.

Keywords: Dark Web, TOR, Privacy, Anonymity, I2P, Application, Computer network.