Lok Sabha Question No. 6118 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-04-11
Subject: Conviction Rate of IPC Cases
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: SATYA PAL SINGH, SANJAY SHAMRAO DHOTRE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 6118

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 11 TH  APRIL, 2017/ CHAITRA 21, 1939 (SAKA)

## CONVICTION RATE OF IPC CASES

6118. DR. SATYAPAL SINGH: SHRI SANJAY DHOTRE:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  decadal  conviction  rate  of  IPC  cases  in  the  country  has consistently decreased since 1972, if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (b) whether the decadal conviction rate in majority of the States is less than the national decadal conviction rate during the said period;
- (c) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor, State/UT-wise;
- (d) whether the Union Government has issued any guidelines to the States in this regard and if so, the details thereof;
- (e) whether all the States have implemented the said guidelines;
- (f) if so, the details thereof and if not, the action taken in this regard; and
- (g)  the  other  corrective  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  improve  the conviction rate in the country?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (g): State/UT-wise conviction rate during 1972, 1982, 1992, 2002, 2012

to 2015 is at Annexure.    'Police'  and 'Public  Order' are State subjects under

the  seventh  Schedule  to  the  Constitution  of  India  and  therefore,  the  State Governments are primarily responsible for prevention, detection, registration and  investigation  of  crime  and  for  prosecuting  the  criminals  through  the machinery of their law enforcement agencies as also for protecting the life and  property  of  the  citizens.  The  Union  Government,  however,  attaches highest importance to the matter of prevention of crime and therefore, has continued to urge to the State Governments/UT Administrations to give more focused  attention  towards  improving  the  administration  of  criminal  justice system  and  taking  such  measures  as  are  necessary  for  prevention  and control of crime. In this regard, various Advisories relating to Crime against Women has been issued on 4th September 2009, Advisory on crime against children  has  been  issued  on  14th  July  2010,  Advisory  on  Prevention, Registration, Investigation and Prosecution of Crime has been issued on 16th July, 2010, Advisory on Preventing & Combating Cyber Crime against Children has been issued on 4th January 2012, Advisory on preventing and combating Human Trafficking  in  India  has  been  issued  on  1st  May  2012,  Advisory  on Registration of FIR irrespective of territorial jurisdiction has been issued on 10th May 2013 and also on Advisory on compulsory Registration of FIR under Section 154 of Criminal Procedure Code (Cr.P.C.) when the information makes out a cognizable offence, has been issued on 5th February 2014.

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Annexure L.S.US.Q.NO.6118 FOR 11.04.2017 State/UT-wise  cases conviction rate under various cognizable crimes under Indian Penal Code

## (IPC) during 1972, 1982, 1992, 2002, 2012-2015

| SL   | State/UT          | 1972*   | 1982*   | 1992*   | 2002   | 2012   | 2013   | 2014   | 2015   |
|------|-------------------|---------|---------|---------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
| 1    | Andhra Pradesh    | -       | -       | -       | 37.6   | 29.7   | 32.8   | 28.9   | 31.5   |
|      | Arunachal         |         |         |         |        |        |        |        |        |
| 2    | Pradesh           | -       | -       | -       | 67.8   | 40.5   | 48.2   | 58.5   | 31.0   |
| 3    | Assam             | -       | -       | -       | 20.9   | 10.6   | 8.6    | 13.1   | 11.8   |
| 4    | Bihar             | -       | -       | -       | 20.1   | 15.9   | 13.4   | 10.0   | 12.8   |
| 5    | Chhattisgarh      | -       | -       | -       | 51.6   | 46.0   | 38.8   | 46.5   | 54.4   |
| 6    | Goa               | -       | -       | -       | 22.8   | 22.0   | 24.1   | 21.1   | 19.0   |
| 7    | Gujarat           | -       | -       | -       | 21.5   | 35.5   | 40.8   | 43.2   | 36.6   |
| 8    | Haryana           | -       | -       | -       | 39.5   | 31.8   | 31.3   | 29.0   | 30.3   |
| 9    | Himachal Pradesh  | -       | -       | -       | 25.5   | 22.9   | 21.1   | 30.1   | 27.5   |
|      | Jammu &           |         |         |         |        |        |        |        |        |
| 10   | Kashmir           | -       | -       | -       | 41.0   | 37.0   | 30.5   | 39.4   | 38.4   |
| 11   | Jharkhand         | -       | -       | -       | 21.0   | 23.2   | 25.1   | 26.9   | 18.9   |
| 12   | Karnataka         | -       | -       | -       | 29.0   | 31.5   | 32.5   | 38.5   | 38.6   |
| 13   | Kerala            | -       | -       | -       | 50.2   | 65.4   | 68.5   | 77.8   | 82.3   |
| 14   | Madhya Pradesh    | -       | -       | -       | 48.3   | 47.7   | 49.7   | 53.5   | 48.3   |
| 15   | Maharashtra       | -       | -       | -       | 12.6   | 9.4    | 13.3   | 19.3   | 33.0   |
| 16   | Manipur           | -       | -       | -       | 79.1   | 70.0   | 43.5   | 29.9   | 44.0   |
| 17   | Meghalaya         | -       | -       | -       | 49.3   | 43.3   | 40.7   | 65.9   | 37.4   |
| 18   | Mizoram           | -       | -       | -       | 94.9   | 89.5   | 83.5   | 92.9   | 93.8   |
| 19   | Nagaland          | -       | -       | -       | 92.7   | 85.8   | 82.1   | 84.7   | 69.6   |
| 20   | Odisha            | -       | -       | -       | 14.7   | 11.0   | 10.3   | 16.4   | 9.5    |
| 21   | Punjab            | -       | -       | -       | 40.6   | 37.5   | 36.4   | 35.5   | 33.6   |
| 22   | Rajasthan         | -       | -       | -       | 52.2   | 61.3   | 62.2   | 56.8   | 57.2   |
| 23   | Sikkim            | -       | -       | -       | 89.3   | 38.7   | 43.8   | 49.6   | 40.4   |
| 24   | Tamil Nadu        | -       | -       | -       | 59.1   | 56.5   | 58.8   | 65.9   | 63.6   |
| 25   | Telangana         | -       | -       | -       | -      | -      | -      | 38.6   | 37.6   |
| 26   | Tripura           | -       | -       | -       | 18.3   | 14.9   | 15.9   | 20.1   | 30.2   |
| 27   | Uttar Pradesh     | -       | -       | -       | 54.5   | 52.6   | 53.1   | 53.2   | 58.4   |
| 28   | Uttarakhand       | -       | -       | -       | 68.9   | 76.3   | 70.2   | 53.0   | 58.1   |
| 29   | West Bengal       | -       | -       | -       | 18.5   | 10.5   | 14.4   | 11.1   | 14.6   |
|      | TOTAL STATE(S)    | -       | -       | -       | 40.5   | 38.1   | 39.9   | 45.1   | 46.8   |
| 30   | A & N Islands     | -       | -       | -       | 50.3   | 54.2   | 51.3   | 46.9   | 31.6   |
| 31   | Chandigarh        | -       | -       | -       | 55.4   | 50.5   | 50.9   | 40.0   | 43.6   |
| 32   | D&N Haveli        | -       | -       | -       | 27.6   | 10.0   | 6.0    | 11.0   | 7.8    |
| 33   | Daman& Diu        | -       | -       | -       | 9.1    | 13.8   | 0.0    | 10.2   | 5.4    |
| 34   | Delhi UT          | -       | -       | -       | 37.9   | 52.4   | 48.9   | 43.7   | 49.2   |
| 35   | Lakshadweep       | -       | -       | -       | 40.0   | 36.9   | 16.0   | 68.3   | 71.4   |
| 36   | Puducherry        | -       | -       | -       | 95.0   | 79.9   | 82.9   | 70.1   | 86.0   |
|      | TOTAL UT(S)       | -       | -       | -       | 43.8   | 53.5   | 51.0   | 44.0   | 49.3   |
|      | TOTAL (ALL INDIA) | 62.7    | 51.9    | 46.4    | 40.6   | 38.5   | 40.2   | 45.1   | 46.9   |

Source: Crime in India

Note:  * State/UT-wise data not collected.

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