Lok Sabha Question No. 237 (STARRED), answered on 2017-08-01
Subject: Filing of FIRs
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: UDIT RAJ

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. *237

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 01ST AUGUST, 2017 / SHRAVANA 10, 1939 (SAKA)

FILING OF FIRs

*237. DR. UDIT RAJ:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  it  is  a  fact  that  women  and  people  belonging  to  the  weaker sections in the country do not file First Information Reports (FIRs) due to the behaviour of the police and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government is contemplating to take any steps in this regard;
- (c) if so, the details thereof and the time by which such steps are likely to be taken; and
- (d) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (d):   A Statement is laid on the table of the House.

## STATEMENT REFERRED IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA  STARRED QUESTION NO. *237 FOR 01.08.2017

(a): Crime-head-wise  cases  registered  under  Crime  against  Women  and persons  belonging  to  Scheduled  Castes  (SCs),  Scheduled  Tribes  (STs)  is enclosed as Annexure-I & II respectively.

The  Union  Government,  attaches  highest  importance  on  the  matter  of  NonRegistration  of  FIR  and  therefore  a  new  Section  166A  has  been  inserted  in Indian  Penal  Code  (IPC),  wherein  a  public  servant,  who  fail  to  record  any information  given  to  him  under  section  326A,  section  326B  ,  section  354, section  354B,  section  370,  section  370A,  section  376,  section  376A,  section 376B,  section  376C,  section  376D,  section  376E  or  section  509  shall  be punished with rigorous imprisonment for a term, which shall not be less than six months but which may extend to two years and shall also be liable to fine.

(b)  to (d):  'Police'  and  'Public  Order'  are  State  subjects  under  the  Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India. The responsibilities to maintain law and order,  protection  of  life  and  property  of  the  citizens  rest  primarily  with  the respective State Governments. The State Governments are competent to deal with  such  offences  under  the  extant  provisions  of  laws.  Ministry  of  Home Affairs has issued Advisory dated 5 th  February, 2014 to all States/UTs regarding 'Compulsory registration of FIR u/s 154 Cr.P.C. when the information makes out a  cognizable  offence'.  Another  Advisory  on  'No  discrimination  in  compulsory registration  of  FIRs'  was  issued  on  12 th   October,  2015.  These  Advisories  are also available on www.mha.nic.in.

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## Annexure - I

## Crime-head-wise cases registered under section 156(3) CrPC, Cases registered in Police Stations and total Cases registered under Crime against Women During 2014-2016

|    |                                                            | 2014                                                       | 2014                                                | 2014                             | 2015                                                       | 2015                                                | 2015                             | 2016*                                                      | 2016*                                               | 2016*                            |
|----|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| SL | CrimeHead                                                  | Cases registered Under section 156(3) CrPC during the year | Cases registered in Police Stations during the year | Cases registered during the year | Cases registered Under section 156(3) CrPC during the year | Cases registered in Police Stations during the year | Cases registered during the year | Cases registered Under section 156(3) CrPC during the year | Cases registered in Police Stations during the year | Cases registered during the year |
| 1  | Rape                                                       | 2473                                                       | 34262                                               | 36735                            | 2286                                                       | 32365                                               | 34651                            | 2175                                                       | 36716                                               | 38891                            |
| 2  | Attempt to Commit Rape                                     | 776                                                        | 3458                                                | 4234                             | 803                                                        | 3634                                                | 4437                             | 748                                                        | 4971                                                | 5719                             |
| 3  | Kidnapping& Abduction of Women                             | 2337                                                       | 54974                                               | 57311                            | 2384                                                       | 56893                                               | 59277                            | 1886                                                       | 62732                                               | 64618                            |
| 4  | Dowry Deaths                                               | 305                                                        | 8150                                                | 8455                             | 288                                                        | 7346                                                | 7634                             | 260                                                        | 7363                                                | 7623                             |
| 5  | Assault on Women with Intent to Outrage her Modesty        | 3896                                                       | 78339                                               | 82235                            | 3568                                                       | 78854                                               | 82422                            | 3169                                                       | 81559                                               | 84728                            |
| 6  | Insult to the Modesty of Women                             | 100                                                        | 9635                                                | 9735                             | 108                                                        | 8577                                                | 8685                             | 70                                                         | 7263                                                | 7333                             |
| 7  | Cruelty by Husband or his Relatives                        | 25369                                                      | 97508                                               | 122877                           | 21249                                                      | 92154                                               | 113403                           | 17537                                                      | 92940                                               | 110477                           |
| 8  | Importation of Girls from Foreign Country                  | 1                                                          | 12                                                  | 13                               | 0                                                          | 6                                                   | 6                                | 0                                                          | 12                                                  | 12                               |
| 9  | Acid Attack                                                | 3                                                          | 134                                                 | 137                              | 1                                                          | 139                                                 | 140                              | 6                                                          | 161                                                 | 167                              |
| 10 | Attempt to Acid Attack                                     | 1                                                          | 39                                                  | 40                               | 0                                                          | 30                                                  | 30                               | 7                                                          | 39                                                  | 46                               |
| 11 | Deaths Caused by Act Done with Intent to Cause Miscarriage | 0                                                          | 3                                                   | 3                                | 1                                                          | 11                                                  | 12                               | 0                                                          | 124                                                 | 124                              |
| 12 | Causing Miscarriage Without Womens Consent                 | 6                                                          | 39                                                  | 45                               | 0                                                          | 54                                                  | 54                               | 7                                                          | 444                                                 | 451                              |
| 13 | Human Trafficking (Section 370 & 370A IPC)                 | 9                                                          | 447                                                 | 456                              | 2                                                          | 711                                                 | 713                              | 19                                                         | 639                                                 | 658                              |
| 14 | Abetment of Suicides of Women                              | 19                                                         | 3715                                                | 3734                             | 27                                                         | 4033                                                | 4060                             | 24                                                         | 4425                                                | 4449                             |
| 15 | Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961                                | 1400                                                       | 8650                                                | 10050                            | 1550                                                       | 8344                                                | 9894                             | 798                                                        | 8723                                                | 9521                             |
| 16 | Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act, 1986   | 0                                                          | 47                                                  | 47                               | 0                                                          | 40                                                  | 40                               | 0                                                          | 38                                                  | 38                               |
| 17 | Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012      | 0                                                          | 0                                                   | 0                                | 0                                                          | 0                                                   | 0                                | 47                                                         | 11539                                               | 11586                            |
| 18 | Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005       | 91                                                         | 335                                                 | 426                              | 42                                                         | 419                                                 | 461                              | 23                                                         | 554                                                 | 577                              |
| 19 | Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act                           | 0                                                          | 2070                                                | 2070                             | 1                                                          | 2423                                                | 2424                             | 0                                                          | 2201                                                | 2201                             |
| 20 | Foeticide                                                  | 2                                                          | 105                                                 | 107                              | 2                                                          | 95                                                  | 97                               | 2                                                          | 134                                                 | 136                              |
| 21 | Procuration of Minor Girls                                 | 77                                                         | 1943                                                | 2020                             | 96                                                         | 2991                                                | 3087                             | 27                                                         | 2438                                                | 2465                             |
| 22 | Buying of Minors for Prostitution                          | 0                                                          | 14                                                  | 14                               | 1                                                          | 10                                                  | 11                               | 1                                                          | 6                                                   | 7                                |
| 23 | Selling of Minors for Prostitution                         | 5                                                          | 77                                                  | 82                               | 29                                                         | 82                                                  | 111                              | 24                                                         | 97                                                  | 121                              |
| 24 | Total Crimes Against Women                                 | 36870                                                      | 303956                                              | 340826                           | 32438                                                      | 299211                                              | 331649                           | 26830                                                      | 325118                                              | 351948                           |

Source: Crime in India

Note:  * Data for the year 2016 is provisional.

Annexure - II Crime-head-wise cases registered under section 156(3) CrPC, Cases registered in Police Stations and total Cases registered under Crime against persons belonging to Scheduled Castes (SCs) during 2014-2016*

|      |                                                                                              | 2014                                                       | 2014                                                | 2014                             | 2015                                                       | 2015                                                | 2015                             | 2016*                                                      | 2016*                                               | 2016*                            |
|------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| SL   | CrimeHead                                                                                    | Cases registered Under section 156(3) CrPC during the year | Cases registered in Police Stations during the year | Cases registered during the year | Cases registered Under section 156(3) CrPC during the year | Cases registered in Police Stations during the year | Cases registered during the year | Cases registered Under section 156(3) CrPC during the year | Cases registered in Police Stations during the year | Cases registered during the year |
| 1    | Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955                                                         | 0                                                          | 101                                                 | 101                              | 1                                                          | 105                                                 | 106                              | 0                                                          | 27                                                  | 27                               |
| 2.1  | Murder                                                                                       | 23                                                         | 681                                                 | 704                              | 15                                                         | 692                                                 | 707                              | 9                                                          | 778                                                 | 787                              |
| 2.2  | Attempt to Commit Murder                                                                     | 19                                                         | 401                                                 | 420                              | 20                                                         | 527                                                 | 547                              | 11                                                         | 722                                                 | 733                              |
| 2.3  | Rape                                                                                         | 102                                                        | 2131                                                | 2233                             | 106                                                        | 2220                                                | 2326                             | 89                                                         | 2443                                                | 2532                             |
| 2.4  | Attempt to Commit Rape                                                                       | 11                                                         | 76                                                  | 87                               | 9                                                          | 65                                                  | 74                               | 26                                                         | 122                                                 | 148                              |
| 2.5  | Assault on Women with Intent to Outrage her Modesty                                          | 128                                                        | 2218                                                | 2346                             | 85                                                         | 2715                                                | 2800                             | 87                                                         | 3085                                                | 3172                             |
| 2.6  | Insult to the Modesty of women                                                               | 1                                                          | 55                                                  | 56                               | 1                                                          | 57                                                  | 58                               | 1                                                          | 80                                                  | 81                               |
| 2.7  | Kidnapping& Abduction                                                                        | 10                                                         | 745                                                 | 755                              | 25                                                         | 662                                                 | 687                              | 16                                                         | 837                                                 | 853                              |
| 2.8  | Dacoity                                                                                      | 3                                                          | 29                                                  | 32                               | 0                                                          | 34                                                  | 34                               | 0                                                          | 26                                                  | 26                               |
| 2.9  | Robbery                                                                                      | 2                                                          | 65                                                  | 67                               | 2                                                          | 41                                                  | 43                               | 3                                                          | 55                                                  | 58                               |
| 2.10 | Arson                                                                                        | 6                                                          | 173                                                 | 179                              | 11                                                         | 168                                                 | 179                              | 3                                                          | 164                                                 | 167                              |
| 2.11 | Grievous Hurt                                                                                | 23                                                         | 2132                                                | 2155                             | 46                                                         | 961                                                 | 1007                             | 9                                                          | 1062                                                | 1071                             |
| 2.12 | Riots                                                                                        | 29                                                         | 809                                                 | 838                              | 32                                                         | 1433                                                | 1465                             | 19                                                         | 1736                                                | 1755                             |
| 2.13 | Other IPC Crimes                                                                             | 2894                                                       | 18647                                               | 21541                            | 3004                                                       | 19628                                               | 22632                            | 2167                                                       | 22140                                               | 24307                            |
| 2.14 | SC / ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act                                                       | 511                                                        | 8376                                                | 8887                             | 347                                                        | 5658                                                | 6005                             | 228                                                        | 5096                                                | 5324                             |
| 2    | Total Atrocities under SC / ST (PoA) Act                                                     | 3762                                                       | 36538                                               | 40300                            | 3703                                                       | 34861                                               | 38564                            | 2668                                                       | 38346                                               | 41014                            |
| 3.1  | Murder                                                                                       | 3                                                          | 87                                                  | 90                               | 1                                                          | 105                                                 | 106                              | 1                                                          | 203                                                 | 204                              |
| 3.2  | Attempt to Commit Murder                                                                     | 1                                                          | 71                                                  | 72                               | 1                                                          | 99                                                  | 100                              | 0                                                          | 113                                                 | 113                              |
| 3.3  | Rape                                                                                         | 9                                                          | 146                                                 | 155                              | 8                                                          | 207                                                 | 215                              | 3                                                          | 333                                                 | 336                              |
| 3.4  | Attempt to Commit Rape                                                                       | 1                                                          | 16                                                  | 17                               | 0                                                          | 17                                                  | 17                               | 0                                                          | 36                                                  | 36                               |
| 3.5  | Assault on Women with Intent to Outrage her Modesty                                          | 18                                                         | 378                                                 | 396                              | 30                                                         | 320                                                 | 350                              | 2                                                          | 771                                                 | 773                              |
| 3.6  | Insult to the Modesty of women                                                               | 0                                                          | 70                                                  | 70                               | 0                                                          | 93                                                  | 93                               | 0                                                          | 99                                                  | 99                               |
| 3.7  | Kidnapping& Abduction                                                                        | 6                                                          | 123                                                 | 129                              | 9                                                          | 153                                                 | 162                              | 0                                                          | 467                                                 | 467                              |
| 3.8  | Dacoity                                                                                      | 0                                                          | 5                                                   | 5                                | 0                                                          | 2                                                   | 2                                | 0                                                          | 0                                                   | 0                                |
| 3.9  | Robbery                                                                                      | 0                                                          | 25                                                  | 25                               | 3                                                          | 26                                                  | 29                               | 0                                                          | 28                                                  | 28                               |
| 3.10 | Arson                                                                                        | 0                                                          | 22                                                  | 22                               | 0                                                          | 30                                                  | 30                               | 0                                                          | 35                                                  | 35                               |
| 3.11 | Grievous Hurt                                                                                | 1                                                          | 111                                                 | 112                              | 0                                                          | 89                                                  | 89                               | 0                                                          | 715                                                 | 715                              |
| 3.12 | Riots                                                                                        | 3                                                          | 91                                                  | 94                               | 4                                                          | 84                                                  | 88                               | 0                                                          | 353                                                 | 353                              |
| 3.13 | Other IPC Crimes                                                                             | 423                                                        | 4901                                                | 5324                             | 380                                                        | 4348                                                | 4728                             | 25                                                         | 5123                                                | 5148                             |
| 3    | Total IPC Crimes Against SCs without SC / ST (PoA) Act                                       | 465                                                        | 6046                                                | 6511                             | 436                                                        | 5573                                                | 6009                             | 31                                                         | 8276                                                | 8307                             |
| 4    | The Employment of Manual Scavengers and Construction of Dry Latrines (Prohibition) Act, 1993 | 0                                                          | 0                                                   | 0                                | 0                                                          | 0                                                   | 0                                | 0                                                          | 1                                                   | 1                                |
| 5    | Other SLL Crime Against SCs                                                                  | 6                                                          | 146                                                 | 152                              | 20                                                         | 304                                                 | 324                              | 2                                                          | 222                                                 | 224                              |
| 6    | Total Crimes Against SCs                                                                     | 4233                                                       | 42831                                               | 47064                            | 4160                                                       | 40843                                               | 45003                            | 2701                                                       | 46872                                               | 49573                            |

Source: Crime in India

Note:  * Data for the year 2016 is provisional.

Annexure - II Crime-head-wise cases registered under section 156(3) CrPC, Cases registered in Police Stations and total Cases registered under Crime against persons belonging to Scheduled Tribes (STs) during 2014-2016*

|      |                                                                                              | 2014                                                       | 2014                                                | 2014                             | 2015                                                       | 2015                                                | 2015                             | 2016*                                                      | 2016*                                               | 2016*                            |
|------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| SL   | CrimeHead                                                                                    | Cases registered Under section 156(3) CrPC during the year | Cases registered in Police Stations during the year | Cases registered during the year | Cases registered Under section 156(3) CrPC during the year | Cases registered in Police Stations during the year | Cases registered during the year | Cases registered Under section 156(3) CrPC during the year | Cases registered in Police Stations during the year | Cases registered during the year |
| 1    | Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955                                                         | 0                                                          | 1                                                   | 1                                | 0                                                          | 1                                                   | 1                                | 0                                                          | 4                                                   | 4                                |
| 2.1  | Murder                                                                                       | 5                                                          | 152                                                 | 157                              | 3                                                          | 141                                                 | 144                              | 3                                                          | 136                                                 | 139                              |
| 2.2  | Attempt to Commit Murder                                                                     | 3                                                          | 75                                                  | 78                               | 3                                                          | 85                                                  | 88                               | 0                                                          | 93                                                  | 93                               |
| 2.3  | Rape                                                                                         | 20                                                         | 905                                                 | 925                              | 23                                                         | 929                                                 | 952                              | 23                                                         | 947                                                 | 970                              |
| 2.4  | Attempt to Commit Rape                                                                       | 4                                                          | 20                                                  | 24                               | 0                                                          | 15                                                  | 15                               | 2                                                          | 11                                                  | 13                               |
| 2.5  | Assault on Women with Intent to Outrage her Modesty                                          | 32                                                         | 831                                                 | 863                              | 13                                                         | 805                                                 | 818                              | 23                                                         | 812                                                 | 835                              |
| 2.6  | Insult to the Modesty of women                                                               | 1                                                          | 15                                                  | 16                               | 0                                                          | 12                                                  | 12                               | 1                                                          | 30                                                  | 31                               |
| 2.7  | Kidnapping& Abduction                                                                        | 2                                                          | 164                                                 | 166                              | 3                                                          | 121                                                 | 124                              | 5                                                          | 158                                                 | 163                              |
| 2.8  | Dacoity                                                                                      | 0                                                          | 2                                                   | 2                                | 0                                                          | 4                                                   | 4                                | 0                                                          | 6                                                   | 6                                |
| 2.9  | Robbery                                                                                      | 2                                                          | 10                                                  | 12                               | 0                                                          | 9                                                   | 9                                | 0                                                          | 10                                                  | 10                               |
| 2.10 | Arson                                                                                        | 1                                                          | 27                                                  | 28                               | 2                                                          | 23                                                  | 25                               | 0                                                          | 13                                                  | 13                               |
| 2.11 | Grievous Hurt                                                                                | 1                                                          | 286                                                 | 287                              | 14                                                         | 131                                                 | 145                              | 2                                                          | 141                                                 | 143                              |
| 2.12 | Riots                                                                                        | 1                                                          | 100                                                 | 101                              | 2                                                          | 131                                                 | 133                              | 1                                                          | 147                                                 | 148                              |
| 2.13 | Other IPC Crimes                                                                             | 619                                                        | 2426                                                | 3045                             | 566                                                        | 2408                                                | 2974                             | 397                                                        | 2744                                                | 3141                             |
| 2.14 | SC / ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act                                                       | 105                                                        | 1017                                                | 1122                             | 69                                                         | 763                                                 | 832                              | 49                                                         | 816                                                 | 865                              |
| 2    | Total Atrocities under SC / ST (PoA) Act                                                     | 796                                                        | 6030                                                | 6826                             | 698                                                        | 5577                                                | 6275                             | 506                                                        | 6064                                                | 6570                             |
| 3.1  | Murder                                                                                       | 7                                                          | 83                                                  | 90                               | 3                                                          | 169                                                 | 172                              | 1                                                          | 72                                                  | 73                               |
| 3.2  | Attempt to Commit Murder                                                                     | 1                                                          | 46                                                  | 47                               | 2                                                          | 97                                                  | 99                               | 2                                                          | 40                                                  | 42                               |
| 3.3  | Rape                                                                                         | 44                                                         | 190                                                 | 234                              | 53                                                         | 187                                                 | 240                              | 0                                                          | 108                                                 | 108                              |
| 3.4  | Attempt to Commit Rape                                                                       | 26                                                         | 11                                                  | 37                               | 16                                                         | 6                                                   | 22                               | 0                                                          | 9                                                   | 9                                |
| 3.5  | Assault on Women with Intent to Outrage her Modesty                                          | 143                                                        | 302                                                 | 445                              | 129                                                        | 282                                                 | 411                              | 0                                                          | 95                                                  | 95                               |
| 3.6  | Insult to the Modesty of women                                                               | 0                                                          | 21                                                  | 21                               | 0                                                          | 21                                                  | 21                               | 0                                                          | 12                                                  | 12                               |
| 3.7  | Kidnapping& Abduction                                                                        | 65 0                                                       | 238                                                 | 303                              | 50                                                         | 180                                                 | 230                              | 0                                                          | 99                                                  | 99                               |
| 3.8  | Dacoity                                                                                      |                                                            | 0                                                   | 0                                | 0                                                          | 6                                                   | 6                                | 0                                                          | 4                                                   | 4                                |
| 3.9  | Robbery                                                                                      | 3                                                          | 31                                                  | 34                               | 0                                                          | 18                                                  | 18                               | 0                                                          | 32                                                  | 32                               |
| 3.10 | Arson                                                                                        | 2                                                          | 17                                                  | 19                               | 3                                                          | 35                                                  | 38                               | 0                                                          | 7                                                   | 7                                |
| 3.11 | Grievous Hurt                                                                                | 1                                                          | 96                                                  | 97                               | 0                                                          | 70                                                  | 70                               | 1                                                          | 60                                                  | 61                               |
| 3.12 | Riots                                                                                        | 8                                                          | 31                                                  | 39                               | 13                                                         | 68                                                  | 81                               | 0                                                          | 15                                                  | 15                               |
| 3.13 | Other IPC Crimes                                                                             | 509                                                        | 2647                                                | 3156                             | 254                                                        | 2541                                                | 2795                             | 8                                                          | 1031                                                | 1039                             |
| 3    | Total IPC Crimes Against STs without SC / ST (PoA) Act                                       | 809                                                        | 3713                                                | 4522                             | 523 0                                                      | 3680                                                | 4203                             | 12                                                         | 1584                                                | 1596 0                           |
| 4    | The Employment of Manual Scavengers and Construction of Dry Latrines (Prohibition) Act, 1993 | 0                                                          | 0                                                   | 0                                |                                                            | 0                                                   | 0                                | 0                                                          | 0                                                   |                                  |
| 5    | Other SLL Crime Against STs                                                                  | 10                                                         | 92                                                  | 102                              | 1                                                          | 434                                                 | 435                              | 0                                                          | 104                                                 | 104                              |
| 6    | Total Crimes Against STs                                                                     | 1615                                                       | 9836                                                | 11451                            | 1222                                                       | 9692                                                | 10914                            | 518                                                        | 7756                                                | 8274                             |

Source: Crime in India

Note:  * Data for the year 2016 is provisional.