Stalking
Addresses stalking under the statutory elements.
Earlier-law reference: IPC 354D · orientation only
Official law source ↗Cyber · LEGAL ISSUE GUIDE
Cyber Harassment / Stalking
ऑनलाइन उत्पीड़न
Search online stalking, privacy violation, threats and specified obscene-content offences.
Understanding this legal issue
Search online stalking, privacy violation, threats and specified obscene-content offences.
Online disagreement is not automatically criminal. The exact conduct, consent, content, intent and applicable exclusions matter.
Key question: Was there threatening communication, repeated unwanted contact or non-consensual image sharing?
SELECTED PROVISIONS · NOT AN EXHAUSTIVE LIST
Core offences
Criminal intimidation
Addresses threats constituting criminal intimidation and its forms.
Earlier-law reference: IPC 503 / 506 · orientation only
Official law source ↗Violation of privacy
Covers specified capture/transmission of images violating privacy.
Official law source ↗Related offences
Obscene material in electronic form
Addresses publishing/transmitting obscene material electronically, subject to statutory tests.
Official law source ↗Sexually explicit material in electronic form
Addresses publishing/transmitting sexually explicit material electronically.
Official law source ↗Sexual harassment
Covers specified forms of sexual harassment under the penal law.
Earlier-law reference: IPC 354A · orientation only
Official law source ↗Voyeurism
Addresses voyeurism and specified related conduct.
Earlier-law reference: IPC 354C · orientation only
Official law source ↗Evidence & procedure
Admissibility of electronic records
Sets conditions relevant to electronic records and the statutory certificate framework.
Official law source ↗Information in cognizable cases
Provision concerning giving and recording information about cognizable offences.
Earlier-law reference: CrPC 154 · orientation only
Official law source ↗Protection of life and personal liberty
Protects life and personal liberty, subject to procedure established by law and constitutional interpretation.
Official law source ↗Before relying on these references: Read the full official law, check sub-sections, schedules, exemptions, dates, special Acts, transition rules and current judicial interpretation. Mentioning a section here does not mean it applies to every fact pattern.