CYBER LAW IN INDIA: LOOPHOLES, LEGISLATIVE BACKWARDNESS AND THE NEED FOR COMPREHENSIVE REFORM

CYBER LAW IN INDIA: LOOPHOLES, LEGISLATIVE BACKWARDNESS AND THE NEED FOR COMPREHENSIVE REFORM Subhash Kumar, LLB 2nd Year, Dayanand College of Law, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh (India) Download Manuscript doi.org/10.70183/lijdlr.2025.v03.200 India’s rapid digitalization, driven by initiatives like Digital India, Aadhaar-linked services, fintech expansion, and pervasive social media use, has led to an exponential increase in cyber-dependent India’s rapid digitalization, driven by initiatives like Digital India, Aadhaar-linked services, fintech expansion, and pervasive social media use, has led to an exponential increase in cyber-dependent and cyber-enabled crimes. The National Crime Records Bureau reported 428,278 cybercrime cases in 2022, marking a 24.4% increase from 2021.