Lok Sabha Question No. 496 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-19
Subject: Bail Applications
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: NINONG ERING

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 496

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 19 th  DECEMBER, 2017 /AGRAHAYANA 28, 1939 (SAKA)

BAIL APPLICATIONS

496. SHRI NINONG ERING:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) the number of undertrials admitted to Indian prisons during the last one year, gender and State-wise;

(b)  the  number  of  bail  applications  filed  by  prison  inmates  and  the  number  of applications where bail was granted during the said period, gender and State-wise; and

(c)  the  number  of  inmates  who  were  actually  released  on  bail  during  the  said period, gender and State-wise?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI HANSRAJ GANGARAM AHIR)

(a) : State/UT wise details of undertrials in Indian prisons  at the end of the year

2016, as compiled by the National Crime Records Bureau, are at Annex I.

(b): 'Prisons' is a State subject under Entry 4 of List II of the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India.  This information is not compiled centrally.

(c):    State/UT  wise  details  of  inmates  released  on  bail  during  the  year  2016,  as compiled by the National Crime Records Bureau, are at Annex II.

Annexure-I State/UT-wise and Gender-wise Population of Undertrials in Jails at the end of 2016 (as on 31 st Dec.2016)  (Provisional)

| Sl.   | State/UT           | Undertrials   | Undertrials   | Undertrials   |
|-------|--------------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
| No.   |                    | Male          | Female        | Total         |
| (1) 1 | (2) ANDHRA PRADESH | (3) 4373      | (4) 271       | (5) 4644      |
| 2     | ARUNACHAL PRADESH  | 132           | 6             | 138           |
| 3     | ASSAM              | 5023          | 185           | 5208          |
| 4     | BIHAR              | 26782         | 971           | 27753         |
| 5     | CHHATTISGARH       | 9805          | 558           | 10363         |
| 6     | GOA                | 258           | 16            | 274           |
| 7     | GUJARAT            | 7527          | 390           | 7917          |
| 8     | HARYANA            | 10057         | 373           | 10430         |
| 9     | HIMACHAL PRADESH   | 1268          | 44            | 1312          |
| 10    | JAMMU & KASHMIR    | 1882          | 77            | 1959          |
| 11    | JHARKHAND          | 12138         | 618           | 12756         |
| 12    | KARNATAKA          | 10148         | 356           | 10504         |
| 13    | KERALA             | 4097          | 155           | 4252          |
| 14    | MADHYA PRADESH     | 19921         | 697           | 20618         |
| 15    | MAHARASHTRA        | 21643         | 1050          | 22693         |
| 16    | MANIPUR            | 503           | 20            | 523           |
| 17    | MEGHALAYA          | 731           | 12            | 743           |
| 18    | MIZORAM            | 540           | 37            | 577           |
| 19    | NAGALAND           | 292           | 4             | 296           |
| 20    | ODISHA             | 11347         | 423           | 11770         |
| 21    | PUNJAB             | 11969         | 652           | 12621         |
| 22    | RAJASTHAN          | 14344         | 473           | 14817         |
| 23    | SIKKIM             | 193           | 3             | 196           |
| 24    | TAMIL NADU         | 7744          | 387           | 8131          |
| 25    | TELANGANA          | 3717          | 206           | 3923          |
| 26    | TRIPURA            | 351           | 13            | 364           |
| 27    | UTTAR PRADESH      | 65767         | 2665          | 68432         |
| 28    | UTTARAKHAND        | 2140          | 84            | 2224          |
| 29    | WEST BENGAL        | 14780         | 1088          | 15868         |
|       | TOTAL (STATES)     | 269472        | 11834         | 281306        |
| 30    | A & N ISLANDS      | 70            | 7             | 77            |
| 31    | CHANDIGARH         | 363           | 26            | 389           |
| 32    | D & N HAVELI       | 119           | 1             | 120           |
| 33    | DAMAN & DIU        | 39            | 2             | 41            |
| 34    | DELHI              | 10530         | 412           | 10942         |
| 35    | LAKSHADWEEP        | 6             | 1             | 7             |
| 36    | PUDUCHERRY         | 171           | 5             | 176           |
|       | TOTAL (UTs)        | 11298         | 454           | 11752         |
|       | TOTAL (ALL-INDIA)  | 280770        | 12288         | 293058        |

Source: Prison Statistics India

Annexure-II

## State/UT-wise Details of Inmates Released on Bail during the year 2016             (Provisional)

| Sl. No.            | State/UT           | Convicts Released on Bail   | Undertrials Released on Bail   |
|--------------------|--------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------------------|
| (1) 1              | (2) ANDHRA PRADESH | (3) 2433                    | (4) 47298                      |
| 2 PRADESH          | ARUNACHAL          | 0                           | 410                            |
| 3                  | ASSAM              | 231                         | 24762                          |
| 4                  | BIHAR              | 1109                        | 105946                         |
| 5                  | CHHATTISGARH       | 2032                        | 33984                          |
| 6                  | GOA                | 11                          | 657                            |
| 7 GUJARAT          |                    | 152                         | 33717                          |
| 8                  | HARYANA            | 3644                        | 44276                          |
| 9 HIMACHAL PRADESH |                    | 57                          | 2774                           |
| 10 JAMMU & KASHMIR |                    | 198                         | 5410                           |
| 11 JHARKHAND       |                    | 1397                        | 32146                          |
| 12 KARNATAKA       |                    | 753                         | 33258                          |
| 13                 | KERALA             | 467                         | 2705                           |
| 14 MADHYA PRADESH  |                    | 7844                        | 118219                         |
| 15 MAHARASHTRA     |                    | 1373                        | 80483                          |
| 16 MANIPUR         |                    | 0                           | 973                            |
| 17 MEGHALAYA       |                    | 0                           | 1605                           |
| 18                 | MIZORAM            | 0                           | 2032                           |
| 19 NAGALAND        |                    | 1                           | 1572                           |
| 20 ODISHA          | 1788               |                             | 21895                          |
| 21                 | PUNJAB             | 4460                        | 28678                          |
| 22 RAJASTHAN       |                    | 5072                        | 84587                          |
| 23 SIKKIM          |                    | 3                           | 461                            |
| 24 TAMIL NADU      |                    | 808                         | 38329                          |
| 25 TELANGANA       |                    | 1102                        | 51772                          |
| 26 TRIPURA         |                    | 68                          | 1262                           |
| 27 UTTAR PRADESH   |                    | 12393                       | 233554                         |
| 28 UTTARAKHAND     |                    | 1067                        | 9432                           |
| TOTAL              |                    | 52259                       |                                |
| (STATES)           |                    |                             | 1127047                        |
| 30 A & N ISLANDS   |                    | 2                           | 322                            |
| 31 CHANDIGARH      |                    | 116                         | 1636                           |
| 32 D & N HAVELI    |                    | 0                           | 82                             |
| 33 DAMAN           | & DIU              | 0                           | 41                             |
| 34                 | DELHI              | 816                         | 37923                          |
| 35                 | LAKSHADWEEP        | 0                           | 35                             |
| 36                 | PUDUCHERRY         | 11                          | 1252                           |
|                    | TOTAL (UTs)        | 945                         | 41291                          |
| TOTAL              | (ALL-INDIA)        | 53204                       | 1168338                        |

Source: Prison Statistics India            Data is provisional