IMPACT OF CYBER SECURITY LEGISLATIONS IN INDIA ON VARIOUS ASPECTS OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SCIENCES

AUTHOR – AYUSH AVINASH DAVE, STUDENT AT CHRIST (DEEMED TO BE UNIVERSITY), BENGALURU

BEST CITATION – AYUSH AVINASH DAVE, IMPACT OF CYBER SECURITY LEGISLATIONS IN INDIA ON VARIOUS ASPECTS OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SCIENCES, INDIAN JOURNAL OF LEGAL REVIEW (IJLR), 5 (1) OF 2025, PG. 930-937, APIS – 3920 – 0001 & ISSN – 2583-2344.

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The emergence of the digital era has fundamentally reshaped the very fabric of the society, leading to a paradigm shift in the commission of illicit actions. This transformation includes how people shift and carry out unlawful actions within this technologically enriched milieu. The Information Technology Act (IT), 2000 serves as the cornerstone and provides a legal infrastructure in molding the terrain of criminal investigations and justice with the rise of the digital era. Further, it outlines the violations and provides a sturdy framework for the legal pursuit of cybercrimes. The IT Act is responsible for examining the wide landscape of legal definitions, investigation procedures, data protection and further provides a legal backbone in order to deal with cybercrimes. However, in the dynamic evolution of this legislation to mitigate emerging cyber threats, a simultaneous surfacing of challenge ensues. At the present moment cyber security and criminology lack collaboration which leads to 2 major challenges. Firstly, Cross border cybercrime prosecution presents challenges to international collaboration. Cybersecurity regulations play a crucial role in fostering global partnerships to counter cross-border cyber threats. This is particularly vital in criminal science due to the international nature of cybercrime, by necessitating coordinated efforts in an interconnected world. The second issue involves the ethical aspects of safeguarding data and addressing privacy concerns. This includes balancing cybersecurity imperatives with individual rights, the consequences for victim protection and general ethical issues within the criminal science framework. This paper focuses on providing nuanced study on the growing relationship between cybersecurity laws and criminal sciences by addressing the inherent challenges posed by the transnational scope of cybercrimes while also simultaneously understanding how legal frameworks that protect victims fall short, failing to consistently succeed and how it can be further improved by introducing effective changes and provisions to the law in India.

Keywords: Data protection, cyber security, IT, investigation.