A Critical Analysis of Cyber Bullying in India-with Special Reference to Bullying in College

The Internet has touched every aspect of human life, bringing ease in connecting people around the globe and has also made information available to huge strata of the society on a click of a button. With advancement, came unforeseen banes of cyber offences. Cyberstalking, cyberbullying, spoofing, phishing, credit card frauds are a few to name from the possible cyber offences and many are still not predictable. Cyberbullying is a form of electronic communication which harms the reputation or privacy of an individual, or threatens or harasses, leaving a long-lasting impact. It is using beyond the permissible limit or unauthorized use of electronic technology affecting the life and reputation of another. The paper aims at introducing the concept of cyberbullying and how it is different from cyberstalking, effects and consequences, remedies available under the Criminal Laws and Information Technology Act, and its prevention. The objective of the paper is to discuss international laws prevailing and provision of cyberbullying in other countries while highlighting the need for defining cyberbullying from an Indian perspective, making specific regulations against it, and the experts needed in making for such law.