Author: Mahi Gupta

Introduction Cyberstalking refers to harassment inflicted by one person upon another in the digital world. Although the term “cyberstalking” has not been defined under any specific code, it is increasingly being used in discussions around cybercrime. Unwanted or persistent surveillance of any person by an individual or group is known as stalking. And when such an act is carried out on an online platform, it becomes cyberstalking. Though illegal, cyberstalking is a technology-based attack on an individual infringing his or her personal rights. Legal Provisions Section 78 of BNS:The act of cyberstalking is an emerging and new form of crime.…