Projects like Digital
India and Internet
of Things (PDF) are very crucial to ensure e-delivery
of services in India. Fields like healthcare,
Judiciary,
dispute resolution,
etc can be greatly benefited by the Digital India project. It is
equally true that implementation of these projects is not an easy
task as they are facing numerous techno
legal challenges as well. The paced of India is also very
slow in this regard. This has not deterred Indian government to
launch ambitious initiatives like National
E-Health Authority (NeHA) of India that would strengthen
healthcare facilities in India.
It is also necessary that the cyber
security of digital India project must also be ensured in such a
manner that a balance
between civil liberties protection and national security requirements
is maintained. Recently the Supreme Court of India struck
down (PDF) Section 66A of Information Technology Act, 2000 as it
violated freedom to speech and expression. This was a case of
enactment of bad law implemented in even worst manner. Due to the
indifference and vested interests of Indian government, now even
genuine victims of cyber bullying, cyber crimes and sexual offences
are left with almost nil
remedies. We at Perry4Law’s
Techno Legal Base (PTLB) believe that this judgment of Supreme
Court must be immediately reviewed in public interest.
In another good initiative undertaken by Indian
government, the Delhi Police on Thursday launched
their first e-police station to deal exclusively with cases of motor
vehicle theft. The pilot project of the “Motor Vehicle Theft (MVT)
Application” is now accessible on mobiles and computers. Presently
this facility is available only for police stations in South Delhi
and the same will be extended to entire Delhi after sorting out
technical glitches and other problems. The formal inauguration of the
e-police station and the MVT App will be done next month by Prime
Minister Narendra Modi, after which the e-police station and MVT app
will be made available for public use, a senior crime branch officer
said.
The best part about the application is that this
will enable the complainant to register a First Information Report
(FIR) online and instantly receive a copy of the same without going
to the police station. The application will also provide an “untraced
report” of the stolen vehicle to the complainant within 21 to 30
days of the FIR, helping the complainant seek an insurance claim.
This has greatly reduced the mental trauma and inconvenience that
victims of vehicles theft used to face till now. We at PTLB welcome
this initiative of Delhi Police and are committed to extent all
possible assistance to it in this regard.
The other features of the application include
electronic matching of stolen and unclaimed vehicles from the
centralised databases and timely disposal of vehicle theft cases to
reduce pendency at police stations and courts. The MVT application
will ensure electronic transmission of digitally signed FIR to the
complainant as well as the area SHO, designated Court, insurance
company, etc. It will automatically send mobile text messages or
emails to the police control room (PCR), all SHOs in Delhi police,
district DCPs, state transport authority, all senior superintendents
of police (SSPs) across the country, states crime records bureau
(SCRB) and national crime records bureau (NCRB) simultaneously. This
is the best part about the MVT application as a timely and
coordinated action is must to successfully trace stolen vehicles.
Five FIRs related to thefts of vehicles were lodged
with the e-police station through online registration. The first
online registered FIR was related to theft of a Maruti Omni van
falling under the Neb Sarai police station. We at PTLB believe that
it would be a good idea to replicate this system for other crimes as
well with necessary modifications, if required.
Source: Global
Techno Legal News And Views.
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