Digital Harassment And The Indian Constitution: Protecting Women’s Right To Online Dignity Under The New Legal Framework
- IJLLR Journal
- May 1
- 1 min read
Shivali Sharma, LLM (Constitutional Law and Criminal Law) Gautam Buddha University, India, Uttar Pradesh.
ABSTRACT
For women, the internet has become a double-edged sword in the digital age, a place of vulnerability and expression. Digital harassment has increased due to the quick growth of online platforms. It can take the form of gender- based trolling, online abuse, non-consensual sharing of private photographs, and cyberstalking. According to Articles 21 and 15 of the Indian Constitution, a woman's dignity and privacy are both violated by these actions. Although India has passed laws to combat cybercrimes, including the Information Technology Act of 2000 and the IT Rules of 2021, there are still large gaps in digital literacy, gender sensitivity, and enforcement. This study intends to evaluate current advancements such as the planned Digital India Act, investigate how the Indian legal system may more effectively protect women's right to online dignity, and analyze digital harassment from a constitutional perspective.
Keywords: Article 21 of the Indian Constitution, Women's Rights, Cyber Law, Right to Dignity, Digital Harassment, and IT Rules 2021.
