A Comparative Study of Cyber Law in India and Pakistan: An Analysis of Legislative Frameworks and Enforcement Mechanisms.

Abstract

This research article explores and compares cyber laws in India and Pakistan. As with each passing day crimes are taking a major rise in both the countries. These crimes also include cyber-crimes which is a kind of crime that is committed in the cyber space using computers and internet connection. It does not need the physical presence of the criminal to the place where the crime is being committed. They can do so by sitting at their home using a computer and an internet connection. On a daily basis, the number of cyber-crimes being reported is increasing rapidly in both the countries. There is a big threat to the personal and private information that a person or an institute may possess. The data is manipulated in various ways which may lead to severe loss to the person or the institute owning that data. For this reason, there is a need to secure the cyber space so that these types of crimes may be avoided and a person’s private data remains secure. To overcome such crimes and to protect the cyberspace, India and Pakistan have developed cyber laws which are implemented in both the countries. The two neighboring Nations, have evolving legal frameworks which is aimed at regulating cyberspace. In this study legislative measures judicial interpretations and enforcement mechanisms in both the countries relating to Cyber-crimes have been examined.  Despite the challenges in combating cyber threats India and Pakistan exhibit different approaches made by their legal systems. In this analysis key differences and similarities have been highlighted in the scope, efficacy and adaptability of cyber laws. This article shows a deeper understanding of the complicated interaction between law, technology and cyber-crime by comparing the regulatory frameworks. In this research article, cyber laws of India and Pakistan has been compared how community-supported interventions along with digital healthcare systems and legal changes would help reduce these