Lok Sabha Question No. 197 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-15
Subject: Impact of Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: B.V. NAYAK

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.197 TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.12.2017

## IMPACT OF PROTECTION OF WOMEN FROM DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ACT

## 197. SHRI B.V. NAIK:

Will the Minister of WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the  Government has made any study on the impact of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 and if so, the details and the outcome thereof;
- (b) whether  the  Government  has  taken  note  of  many  false  cases  filed  by  wives  against husbands and their relatives to settle score and if so, the total number of such cases reported during the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise;
- (c) the steps taken by the Government to stop misuse of this Act; and
- (d) whether there is any proposal to amend the Act to stop its misuse and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (DR. VIRENDRA KUMAR)

- (a)       No Madam.
- (b)       As per National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), details of cases registered and Cases ended as Final Report False (FRFAL) under Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 (started collecting data since 2014) and cruelty by husband or his relatives (Section 498A IPC) are at Annexure-I and Annexure -II respectively.
- (c)       &   (d)   Adequate safeguards are available under existing laws to deal with the misuse of legal provisions, if any. There is no proposal under consideration to amend the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005.

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Annexure referred to in reply to Part (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 197 for 15.12.2017  by  Shri  B.V.  Naik  regarding  Impact  of  Protection  of  Women  from  Domestic Violence Act.

State/UT-wise  Cases  Reported  (CR)  and  Cases  ended  as  Final  Report  False  (FRFAL)  under Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 during 2014, 2015 and 2016

|    |                   | 2014   | 2014   | 2015   | 2015   | 2016   |       |
|----|-------------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|-------|
| SL | State/UT          | CR     | FRFAL  | CR     | FRFAL  | CR     | FRFAL |
| 1  | Andhra Pradesh    | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0     |
| 2  | Arunachal Pradesh | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0     |
| 3  | Assam             | 1      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 2      | 0     |
| 4  | Bihar             | 112    | 4      | 161    | 0      | 171    | 0     |
| 5  | Chhattisgarh      | 0      | 0      | 2      | 0      | 3      | 0     |
| 6  | Goa               | 2      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0     |
| 7  | Gujarat           | 2      | 0      | 2      | 0      | 0      | 0     |
| 8  | Haryana           | 4      | 2      | 11     | 0      | 10     | 5     |
| 9  | Himachal Pradesh  | 5      | 0      | 15     | 0      | 11     | 0     |
| 10 | Jammu &Kashmir    | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0     |
| 11 | Jharkhand         | 5      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0     |
| 12 | Karnataka         | 0      | 0      | 1      | 0      | 0      | 0     |
| 13 | Kerala            | 140    | 7      | 132    | 8      | 111    | 2     |
| 14 | Madhya Pradesh    | 53     | 0      | 91     | 0      | 90     | 0     |
| 15 | Maharashtra       | 4      | 0      | 8      | 0      | 2      | 0     |
| 16 | Manipur           | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0     |
| 17 | Meghalaya         | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0     |
| 18 | Mizoram           | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0     |
| 19 | Nagaland          | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0     |
| 20 | Odisha            | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0     |
| 21 | Punjab            | 2      | 0      | 2      | 1      | 2      | 0     |
| 22 | Rajasthan         | 17     | 5      | 14     | 1      | 4      | 0     |
| 23 | Sikkim            | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0     |
| 24 | Tamil Nadu        | 4      | 0      | 4      | 0      | 0      | 0     |
| 25 | Telangana         | 1      | 0      | 6      | 0      | 1      | 0     |
| 26 | Tripura           | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0     |
| 27 | Uttar Pradesh     | 66     | 0      | 4      | 0      | 23     | 0     |
| 28 | Uttarakhand       | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 1      | 1     |
| 29 | West Bengal       | 1      | 0      | 2      | 0      | 5      | 0     |
| 30 | A &NIslands       | 0      | 0      | 2      | 0      | 0      | 0     |
| 31 | Chandigarh        | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0     |
| 32 | D&N Haveli        | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0     |
| 33 | Daman &Diu        | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0     |
| 34 | Delhi UT          | 7      | 0      | 4      | 0      | 1      | 0     |
| 35 | Lakshadweep       | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0     |
| 36 | Puducherry        | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0     |
|    | Total             | 426    | 18     | 461    | 10     | 437    | 8     |

Annexure-II

Annexure referred to in reply to Part (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 197 for 15.12.2017  by  Shri  B.V.  Naik  regarding  Impact  of  Protection  of  Women  from  Domestic Violence Act.

State/UT-wise Cases Reported (CR) and Cases ended as Final Report False (FRFAL) under Cruelty by Husband or his Relatives (Section 498A IPC) during 2014, 2015 and 2016

|    |                   | 2014   | 2014   | 2015   | 2015   | 2016   | 2016   |
|----|-------------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
| SL | State/UT          | CR     | FRFAL  | CR     | FRFAL  | CR     | FRFAL  |
| 1  | Andhra Pradesh    | 6362   | 367    | 6121   | 374    | 6461   | 230    |
| 2  | Arunachal Pradesh | 42     | 0      | 66     | 6      | 50     | 0      |
| 3  | Assam             | 9626   | 168    | 11225  | 5      | 9321   | 0      |
| 4  | Bihar             | 4672   | 184    | 3792   | 243    | 3794   | 77     |
| 5  | Chhattisgarh      | 964    | 0      | 620    | 3      | 622    | 4      |
| 6  | Goa               | 35     | 0      | 19     | 0      | 23     | 0      |
| 7  | Gujarat           | 5991   | 9      | 4133   | 4      | 3732   | 4      |
| 8  | Haryana           | 3478   | 827    | 3525   | 979    | 3313   | 920    |
| 9  | Himachal Pradesh  | 325    | 30     | 226    | 21     | 214    | 26     |
| 10 | Jammu &Kashmir    | 467    | 42     | 400    | 44     | 342    | 56     |
| 11 | Jharkhand         | 1462   | 33     | 1654   | 16     | 1002   | 13     |
| 12 | Karnataka         | 3025   | 179    | 2732   | 200    | 2556   | 179    |
| 13 | Kerala            | 4919   | 109    | 3668   | 123    | 3455   | 83     |
| 14 | Madhya Pradesh    | 6451   | 5      | 5281   | 4      | 6264   | 10     |
| 15 | Maharashtra       | 7696   | 49     | 7640   | 19     | 7215   | 32     |
| 16 | Manipur           | 41     | 0      | 39     | 0      | 29     | 0      |
| 17 | Meghalaya         | 42     | 1      | 44     | 1      | 26     | 0      |
| 18 | Mizoram           | 8      | 0      | 9      | 0      | 19     | 0      |
| 19 | Nagaland          | 3      | 0      | 4      | 0      | 3      | 0      |
| 20 | Odisha            | 3114   | 35     | 3605   | 25     | 2781   | 43     |
| 21 | Punjab            | 1681   | 189    | 1583   | 215    | 1568   | 167    |
| 22 | Rajasthan         | 15905  | 5098   | 14383  | 4767   | 13811  | 4467   |
| 23 | Sikkim            | 5      | 0      | 2      | 0      | 2      | 0      |
| 24 | Tamil Nadu        | 2103   | 43     | 1900   | 0      | 1256   | 0      |
| 25 | Telangana         | 6369   | 700    | 7329   | 304    | 7202   | 337    |
| 26 | Tripura           | 702    | 3      | 501    | 2      | 430    | 2      |
| 27 | Uttar Pradesh     | 10471  | 7      | 8660   | 36     | 11156  | 65     |
| 28 | Uttarakhand       | 301    | 5      | 407    | 0      | 392    | 15     |
| 29 | West Bengal       | 23278  | 0      | 20163  | 0      | 19302  | 0      |
| 30 | A &NIslands       | 14     | 0      | 14     | 0      | 7      | 0      |
| 31 | Chandigarh        | 141    | 0      | 126    | 0      | 122    | 0      |
| 32 | D&N Haveli        | 6      | 0      | 2      | 0      | 6      | 0      |
| 33 | Daman &Diu        | 1      | 0      | 3      | 0      | 8      | 0      |
| 34 | Delhi UT          | 3173   | 61     | 3521   | 67     | 3877   | 15     |
| 35 | Lakshadweep       | 0      | 0      | 2      | 0      | 2      | 0      |
| 36 | Puducherry        | 4      | 0      | 4      | 0      | 15     | 0      |
|    | TOTAL             | 122877 | 8144   | 113403 | 7458   | 110378 | 6745   |

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