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    [id] => 16290
    [paper_index] => 202505-01-022020
    [title] => THE NEED FOR A DEDICATED SURVEILLANCE LAW IN INDIA POST-DPDP ACT AND NEW CRIMINAL LAWS
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    [author] => Nikita Sehrawat
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    [doi] => 
    [year] => 2025
    [month] => May
    [volume] => 11
    [issue] => 5
    [file] => fm/jpanel/upload/2025/May/202505-01-022020.pdf
    [abstract] => The recent enactment of India's Digital Personal Data Protection Act (DPDP Act) 2023 and the overhaul of its criminal justice system through the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) 2023, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) 2023, and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam (BSA) 2023 mark a significant legislative leap. While the DPDP Act introduces a framework for data protection and the new criminal laws modernize investigative procedures, a critical lacuna remains: the absence of a comprehensive, dedicated surveillance law. This paper argues that despite these legislative advancements, India's surveillance regime remains fragmented, opaque, and prone to potential misuse, posing a persistent threat to the fundamental right to privacy enshrined in Justice K.S. Puttaswamy (Retd.) v. Union of India (2017). It will analyze the shortcomings of existing legal provisions, the broad exemptions granted to the state under the DPDP Act, and the expanded digital powers of law enforcement under the new criminal laws. The paper will highlight the need for a separate, overarching surveillance law grounded in principles of legality, necessity, and proportionality, establishing robust oversight mechanisms, accountability frameworks, and redressal avenues to safeguard individual liberties in the digital age.
    [keywords] => Data Privacy, Surveillance Law, Criminal Investigations, DPDP Act, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam (BSA), Right to Privacy, Digital Evidence, India.
    [doj] => 2025-05-30
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    [journalname] => EPRA International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research (IJMR)
    [short_code] => IJMR
    [eissn] =>  2455-3662 (Online)
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