Gender Justice In Cyberspace: The Indian Judiciary’s Evolving Jurisprudence On Women’s Digital Rights

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Miss Smitarini Chamuah, Research Scholar, Department of Legal Studies, Arunachal University of Studies, Namsai, Arunachal Pradesh

Prof. Stuti Deka, Research Supervisor, Department of Legal Studies, Arunachal University of Studies, Namsai, Arunachal Pradesh

ABSTRACT

In India, the rapid development of digital technology has changed the definition of safety, privacy, and dignity, especially for women using the internet. With an emphasis on how judicial interpretation has extended old constitutional safeguards to confront novel forms of online harassment, the paper critically analyses the development of gender-sensitive cyber jurisprudence in India. This study investigates how courts have incorporated gender perspectives into cyber law enforcement through an examination of seminal rulings and new legal frameworks, such as the Digital Personal Data Protection Act (DPDP), the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), and pertinent sections of the Information Technology Act. It also examines the shortcomings in victim-centred remedies, procedural justice, and institutional response that still prevent effective reparation. Through a comparative and rights-based approach, the paper examines Indian judicial developments in context and makes it clear that the judiciary is essential to bring constitutional promises reality on the internet and directing India towards a more secure and inclusive cyberspace for women.

Keywords: Cyber Jurisprudence, Gender Justice, Indian Judiciary, Online Harassment, Digital Rights.

GENDER JUSTICE IN CYBERSPACE- THE INDIAN JUDICIARY’S EVOLVING JURISPRUDENCE ON WOMEN’S DIG.

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