Amid a rising trend of cases related to cyber crimes, the government has asked the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the National Police Academy to train members of the lower judiciary in tackling such issues.
The Department of Justice in the Law Ministry has written to the CBI and the National Police Academy “to conduct training programmes for judicial officers for sensitisation in cyber crimes and related issues”.
Official sources in the ministry said such training programmes would strengthen the capability of judges in handling crimes that are technical in nature. The CBI and the Police Academy may now plan conferences and orientation programmes for judges to familiarise them with cyber and Information Technology-related cases.
Bhopal-based National Judicial Academy is already holding orientation programmes for judges and judicial officers on cyber crimes. The move comes against the backdrop of the cyber world being used by various groups to post anti-India and ‘jihadi’ content and pornography materials put on Internet.