Lok Sabha Question No. 854 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-02-07
Subject: FIR under POCSO Act
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: CH. MALLA REDDY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 854

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 7 TH  FEBRUARY, 2017/ MAGHA 18, 1938 (SAKA)

FIR UNDER POCSO ACT

854.  SHRI CH. MALLA REDDY:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  total  number  of  persons  arrested  and  convicted  under  the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, State-wise;
- (b) whether the Government has received complaints with regard to nonregistration of such cases by police officials in the country;
- (c) if so, the details thereof;
- (d)  whether  the  Government has issued guidelines to States and police departments to register FIRs under POCSO Act; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and the other measures taken in this regard along with the effort made to improve the conviction rate in the country?

## ANSWER

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

(a): As  per  the  information  provided  by  the  National  Crime  Records Bureau  (NCRB), a  total  of  18,651  persons  were  arrested  and  1,072 persons  were  convicted  under  the  Protection  of  Children  from  Sexual Offences  (POCSO)  Act,  2012  during  2015.   State/UT-wise  data  during 2014-2015 is enclosed as Annexure - I.

## L.S.US.Q.NO 854 FOR 07.02.2017

(b) & (c): National  Commission  for  Protection  of  Child  Rights  (NCPCR) has  received  some  complaints  related  to  POCSO  Act,  2012,  in  which initial  non-registration  of  cases  by  the  police  was  mentioned.  However, no specific data in this regard is maintained in the Commission.

(d)& (e): Sections  19  and  20  of  Protection  of  Children  from  Sexual Offences  Act,  2012  per  se  have  adequate  provisions  of  reporting  the cases  under  this  Act  to  the  Special  Juvenile  Police  Unit  or  the  local police.  Ministry  of  Women  and  Child  Development  (MWCD)  and  National Commission  for  Protection  of  Child  Rights  (NCPCR)  have  been  creating awareness  about  existence  of  the  POCSO  and  provisions  thereunder through  audio  spots  over  AIR,  FM  channels  and  Community  Radio, advertisement  in  print  media,  casting  videos  etc.  Autonomous  bodies under  aegis  of  MWCD  also  organize  diverse  awareness  camps,  training camps, conference etc. Out of the 2049 cases in which trials completed during 2015, 858 cases have been convicted which is 41.9%.

Ministry  of  Home  Affairs  has  issued  Advisories  for  combating  crimes against children which are available on www.mha.nic.in.

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## State/UT wise persons arrested (PAR) and persons convicted (PCV) under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 during 2014-2015

|    |                   | 2014   | 2014   | 2015   | 2015   |
|----|-------------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
| SL | State/UT          | PAR    | PCV    | PAR    | PCV    |
| 1  | Andhra Pradesh    | 113    | 1      | 270    | 9      |
| 2  | Arunachal Pradesh | 6      | 0      | 14     | 0      |
| 3  | Assam             | 308    | 5      | 716    | 13     |
| 4  | Bihar             | 72     | 6      | 57     | 8      |
| 5  | Chhattisgarh      | 415    | 22     | 1444   | 159    |
| 6  | Goa               | 2      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 7  | Gujarat           | 117    | 0      | 1635   | 3      |
| 8  | Haryana           | 2      | 0      | 466    | 15     |
| 9  | Himachal Pradesh  | 19     | 0      | 2      | 2      |
| 10 | Jammu & Kashmir   | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 11 | Jharkhand         | 33     | 4      | 128    | 22     |
| 12 | Karnataka         | 667    | 7      | 1644   | 11     |
| 13 | Kerala            | 433    | 8      | 478    | 25     |
| 14 | Madhya Pradesh    | 141    | 11     | 1869   | 141    |
| 15 | Maharashtra       | 174    | 0      | 39     | 3      |
| 16 | Manipur           | 7      | 0      | 12     | 0      |
| 17 | Meghalaya         | 44     | 0      | 113    | 2      |
| 18 | Mizoram           | 17     | 0      | 114    | 27     |
| 19 | Nagaland          | 0      | 0      | 5      | 1      |
| 20 | Odisha            | 100    | 0      | 49     | 0      |
| 21 | Punjab            | 32     | 1      | 25     | 1      |
| 22 | Rajasthan         | 177    | 0      | 169    | 18     |
| 23 | Sikkim            | 23     | 1      | 54     | 16     |
| 24 | Tamil Nadu        | 1141   | 5      | 1841   | 113    |
| 25 | Telangana         | 35     | 0      | 267    | 0      |
| 26 | Tripura           | 31     | 3      | 0      | 0      |
| 27 | Uttar Pradesh     | 6018   | 14     | 5275   | 429    |
| 28 | Uttarakhand       | 70     | 4      | 130    | 27     |
| 29 | West Bengal       | 864    | 12     | 1701   | 21     |
|    | TOTAL STATE(S)    | 11061  | 104    | 18517  | 1066   |
| 30 | A & N Islands     | 0      | 0      | 1      | 0      |
| 31 | Chandigarh        | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 32 | D&N Haveli        | 0      | 0      | 11     | 0      |
| 33 | Daman& Diu        | 0      | 0      | 7      | 0      |
| 34 | Delhi UT          | 93     | 5      | 76     | 4      |
| 35 | Lakshadweep       | 3      | 0      | 1      | 0      |
| 36 | Puducherry        | 15     | 0      | 38     | 2      |
|    | TOTAL UT(S)       | 111    | 5      | 134    | 6      |
|    | TOTAL (ALL INDIA) | 11172  | 109    | 18651  | 1072   |

Source: Crime in India

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