Effective Laws Needed To Combat Cyber Bullying In Age Of Social Media But Even Newly Enacted BNS Failed To Address It: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has expressed significant concerns regarding the lack of comprehensive legal provisions to tackle the issue of cyberbullying and online harassment in India. While addressing a case involving derogatory content being shared online, Justice C. S. Sudha remarked that cyberbullying, which often involves abusive remarks or harmful content directed at individuals, is inadequately addressed by the current legal framework. The Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, enacted in 2024,…