Lok Sabha Question No. 2544 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-01
Subject: Crime Cases Registered under POCSO Act
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: PARAYAMPARANBIL KUTTAPPAN BIJU, NEELAM SONKER

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2544

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 01ST AUGUST, 2017 / SHRAVANA 10, 1939 (SAKA) CRIME CASES REGISTERED UNDER POCSO ACT

2544.

DR.  P.K. BIJU:

SHRIMATI NEELAM SONKER:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the total number of crime against children reported under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act during each of the last three years and the current year, crime and State-wise;
- (b) whether there is any decline in such cases after enforcement of the said Act since 2012 in the country, if so, the details thereof and the number of people tried and convicted under the said Act, crime and State-wise;
- (c) the total number of such cases in the Courts and criminals punished so far under the POCSO Act, State-wise;
- (d) whether the Government is aware that several NGOs have raised the issue of rehabilitation of such victims after the trials, if so, the details thereof along with the  steps  taken  to  provide  financial  assistance  to  the minors  after  the conclusion of the trial; and
- (e) the other measures taken to stop such cases in future?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c): As  per  the  information  provided  by  National  Crime  Records  Bureau (NCRB), State/UT-wise cases registered, persons arrested, cases chargesheeted, persons charge sheeted, cases in which trials were completed, persons whose cases trials were completed, cases convicted, persons convicted, cases pending trial at the end of the years and persons under trial under  the  Protection  of  Children  from  Sexual  Offences  Act  is  enclosed  as Annexure-I.

## L.S.US.Q.NO. 2544 FOR 01.08.2017

(d) to (e): The  Ministry  of  Women  and  Child  Development  is  implementing  a centrally sponsored scheme namely Integrated Child Protection Scheme (ICPS) under  which  financial  assistance  is  provided  to  the  State  Governments/  UT Administrations  for  inter-alia,  undertaking  a  situational  analysis  of  children  in difficult circumstances, for setting up and maintenance of various types of Child Care Institutions (CCIs) either directly or through NGOs.

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

National  Commission  for  Protection  of  Child  Rights  (NCPCR)  has  organized series of Training-cum-Awareness Workshops/ Programmes on Juvenile Justice Act,  2015  and  the  POCSO  Act,  2012  to  sensitize  stakeholders  from  various departments and the NGOs. NCPCR has organized consultation on 'Child Online Safety'  to  develop  a  protocol  for  online  safety  of  children  and  also  developed guidelines  for  setting  up  of  Child  Friendly  Police  Stations  in  States  to  attend complaints against children in friendly and conducive atmosphere.

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State/UT-wise Cases reported (CR), Persons Arrested (PAR), Cases ChargeSheeted (CS), Persons Charge Sheeted (PCS),  Cases in which Trials were completed (TC), Persons whose cases Trials were completed (PTC), Cases Convicted (CV), Persons Convicted (PCV), Cases Pending Trial at the end of the year (PT#) and Persons under Trial (PUT)under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act during 2014-2016*

| SL   | State/UT          | 2014   | 2014   | 2014   | 2014   | 2014   | 2014   | 2014   | 2014   | 2014   | 2014   |
|------|-------------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
|      |                   | CR     | PAR    | CS     | PCS    | TC     | PTC    | CV     | PCV    | PT#    | PUT    |
| 1    | Andhra Pradesh    | 932    | 1163   | 601    | 792    | 290    | 370    | 29     | 29     | 1110   | 1704   |
| 2    | Arunachal Pradesh | 56     | 57     | 51     | 62     | 2      | 2      | 1      | 1      | 75     | 89     |
| 3    | Assam             | 506    | 489    | 223    | 223    | 20     | 20     | 8      | 8      | 203    | 223    |
| 4    | Bihar             | 191    | 228    | 188    | 231    | 72     | 90     | 17     | 22     | 462    | 639    |
| 5    | Chhattisgarh      | 1684   | 1804   | 1608   | 1812   | 548    | 691    | 191    | 263    | 2491   | 3791   |
| 6    | Goa               | 107    | 116    | 76     | 96     | 8      | 11     | 3      | 3      | 226    | 313    |
| 7    | Gujarat           | 613    | 779    | 527    | 705    | 45     | 60     | 5      | 5      | 1115   | 1588   |
| 8    | Haryana           | 707    | 826    | 631    | 794    | 535    | 678    | 103    | 119    | 554    | 1434   |
| 9    | Himachal Pradesh  | 209    | 246    | 167    | 221    | 69     | 88     | 25     | 33     | 423    | 704    |
| 10   | Jammu & Kashmir   | 45     | 46     | 33     | 44     | 17     | 25     | 1      | 1      | 58     | 95     |
| 11   | Jharkhand         | 112    | 136    | 102    | 116    | 22     | 29     | 13     | 15     | 84     | 126    |
| 12   | Karnataka         | 1380   | 1538   | 1073   | 1282   | 131    | 159    | 27     | 29     | 1458   | 2004   |
| 13   | Kerala            | 1392   | 1483   | 1136   | 1356   | 141    | 151    | 48     | 51     | 3104   | 3841   |
| 14   | Madhya Pradesh    | 4995   | 5888   | 4888   | 5862   | 2205   | 2414   | 721    | 848    | 7025   | 11373  |
| 15   | Maharashtra       | 3926   | 4623   | 3342   | 4187   | 721    | 928    | 112    | 129    | 11264  | 14723  |
| 16   | Manipur           | 50     | 34     | 14     | 8      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 24     | 33     |
| 17   | Meghalaya         | 118    | 122    | 126    | 131    | 7      | 7      | 7      | 7      | 377    | 342    |
| 18   | Mizoram           | 165    | 140    | 127    | 101    | 41     | 42     | 37     | 38     | 135    | 155    |
| 19   | Nagaland          | 17     | 15     | 6      | 6      | 2      | 1      | 2      | 1      | 4      | 6      |
| 20   | Odisha            | 1126   | 1193   | 909    | 1129   | 104    | 117    | 14     | 16     | 1695   | 2171   |
| 21   | Punjab            | 652    | 763    | 493    | 604    | 290    | 319    | 114    | 121    | 334    | 810    |
| 22   | Rajasthan         | 1327   | 1228   | 1020   | 1217   | 375    | 427    | 133    | 152    | 2558   | 3206   |
| 23   | Sikkim            | 70     | 66     | 56     | 56     | 29     | 22     | 19     | 3      | 49     | 61     |
| 24   | Tamil Nadu        | 1065   | 1158   | 769    | 893    | 232    | 252    | 73     | 65     | 1318   | 1708   |
| 25   | Telangana         | 924    | 1332   | 657    | 1061   | 232    | 252    | 35     | 35     | 1182   | 1764   |
| 26   | Tripura           | 245    | 228    | 174    | 206    | 40     | 75     | 9      | 11     | 292    | 423    |
| 27   | Uttar Pradesh     | 8009   | 12753  | 6847   | 10565  | 570    | 833    | 302    | 410    | 10147  | 16129  |
| 28   | Uttarakhand       | 189    | 186    | 161    | 188    | 42     | 47     | 16     | 20     | 156    | 235    |
| 29   | West Bengal       | 1291   | 1062   | 815    | 967    | 183    | 265    | 22     | 22     | 1337   | 1723   |
|      | TOTAL STATE(S)    | 32103  | 39702  | 26820  | 34915  | 6973   | 8375   | 2087   | 2457   | 49260  | 71413  |
| 30   | A & N Islands     | 29     | 34     | 22     | 27     | 7      | 8      | 4      | 4      | 131    | 179    |
| 31   | Chandigarh        | 49     | 54     | 47     | 62     | 45     | 52     | 21     | 22     | 35     | 104    |
| 32   | D&N Haveli        | 2      | 3      | 2      | 3      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 7      | 7      |
| 33   | Daman& Diu        | 1      | 1      | 1      | 1      | 3      | 3      | 1      | 1      | 7      | 15     |
| 34   | Delhi UT          | 2240   | 1917   | 1480   | 1621   | 459    | 553    | 162    | 202    | 2841   | 4269   |
| 35   | Lakshadweep       | 1      | 3      | 1      | 3      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 1      | 3      |
| 36   | Puducherry        | 24     | 18     | 20     | 21     | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 27     | 32     |
|      | TOTAL UT(S)       | 2346   | 2030   | 1573   | 1738   | 514    | 616    | 188    | 229    | 3049   | 4609   |
|      | TOTAL (ALL INDIA) | 34449  | 41732  | 28393  | 36653  | 7487   | 8991   | 2275   | 2686   | 52309  | 76022  |

Source: Crime in India                  Note:  # includes previous year cases also.

Note: Disposal of cases and persons by police and courts during the year may include previous year reported cases/persons.

Note: Total cases under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 including rape (section 376 IPC), assault on women (girls children) with intent to outrage her modesty (section 354 IPC) and insult to the modesty of women (girls children) (section 509 IPC) and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012

State/UT-wise Cases reported (CR), Persons Arrested (PAR), Cases ChargeSheeted (CS), Persons Charge Sheeted (PCS),  Cases in which Trials were completed (TC), Persons whose cases Trials were completed (PTC), Cases Convicted (CV), Persons Convicted (PCV), Cases Pending Trial at the end of the year (PT#) and Persons under Trial (PUT)under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act during 2014-2016*

| SL   | State/UT          | 2015   | 2015   | 2015   | 2015   | 2015   | 2015   | 2015   | 2015   | 2015   | 2015   |
|------|-------------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
|      |                   | CR     | PAR    | CS     | PCS    | TC     | PTC    | CV     | PCV    | PT#    | PUT    |
| 1    | Andhra Pradesh    | 1054   | 1233   | 772    | 980    | 466    | 574    | 78     | 85     | 1344   | 2301   |
| 2    | Arunachal Pradesh | 54     | 63     | 38     | 48     | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 113    | 135    |
| 3    | Assam             | 819    | 802    | 453    | 453    | 40     | 40     | 15     | 15     | 616    | 656    |
| 4    | Bihar             | 187    | 187    | 142    | 161    | 52     | 56     | 22     | 24     | 545    | 710    |
| 5    | Chhattisgarh      | 1656   | 2085   | 1606   | 2047   | 1087   | 1159   | 524    | 562    | 2985   | 5142   |
| 6    | Goa               | 79     | 79     | 98     | 107    | 36     | 46     | 13     | 15     | 287    | 409    |
| 7    | Gujarat           | 1609   | 1886   | 1317   | 1801   | 59     | 75     | 8      | 8      | 2371   | 3329   |
| 8    | Haryana           | 988    | 1041   | 800    | 1035   | 451    | 572    | 137    | 149    | 893    | 1777   |
| 9    | Himachal Pradesh  | 206    | 264    | 198    | 280    | 86     | 117    | 27     | 37     | 531    | 895    |
| 10   | Jammu &Kashmir    | 30     | 49     | 29     | 45     | 22     | 26     | 1      | 1      | 63     | 115    |
| 11   | Jharkhand         | 182    | 175    | 136    | 144    | 50     | 56     | 28     | 28     | 170    | 240    |
| 12   | Karnataka         | 1526   | 1800   | 1266   | 1516   | 234    | 300    | 32     | 32     | 2489   | 3360   |
| 13   | Kerala            | 1486   | 1505   | 1265   | 1460   | 204    | 236    | 83     | 100    | 4165   | 5148   |
| 14   | Madhya Pradesh    | 4624   | 5634   | 4612   | 5675   | 2636   | 3121   | 791    | 944    | 8928   | 14511  |
| 15   | Maharashtra       | 4816   | 5589   | 3791   | 4711   | 892    | 1029   | 195    | 219    | 14147  | 18472  |
| 16   | Manipur           | 43     | 23     | 32     | 29     | 4      | 5      | 1      | 1      | 52     | 62     |
| 17   | Meghalaya         | 167    | 153    | 112    | 135    | 7      | 7      | 2      | 2      | 482    | 470    |
| 18   | Mizoram           | 169    | 171    | 189    | 190    | 114    | 115    | 101    | 102    | 222    | 305    |
| 19   | Nagaland          | 15     | 16     | 13     | 16     | 6      | 6      | 4      | 4      | 10     | 21     |
| 20   | Odisha            | 1372   | 1324   | 1202   | 1282   | 289    | 324    | 39     | 40     | 2608   | 3336   |
| 21   | Punjab            | 666    | 769    | 506    | 677    | 440    | 531    | 169    | 207    | 400    | 1168   |
| 22   | Rajasthan         | 1311   | 1210   | 994    | 1225   | 336    | 408    | 130    | 167    | 3207   | 4001   |
| 23   | Sikkim            | 55     | 55     | 50     | 52     | 29     | 29     | 16     | 16     | 39     | 70     |
| 24   | Tamil Nadu        | 1544   | 1869   | 1268   | 1530   | 390    | 418    | 133    | 143    | 2196   | 2986   |
| 25   | Telangana         | 1394   | 1343   | 1092   | 1225   | 411    | 485    | 39     | 42     | 1799   | 2732   |
| 26   | Tripura           | 133    | 141    | 136    | 173    | 48     | 56     | 12     | 14     | 359    | 496    |
| 27   | Uttar Pradesh     | 4541   | 7469   | 4342   | 6715   | 1335   | 1930   | 874    | 1241   | 13147  | 22011  |
| 28   | Uttarakhand       | 168    | 207    | 131    | 194    | 119    | 134    | 79     | 85     | 168    | 382    |
| 29   | West Bengal       | 1504   | 1928   | 1816   | 1858   | 106    | 143    | 21     | 22     | 3047   | 3316   |
|      | TOTAL STATE(S)    | 32398  | 39070  | 28406  | 35764  | 9949   | 11998  | 3574   | 4305   | 67383  | 98556  |
| 30   | A & N Islands     | 39     | 38     | 37     | 37     | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 168    | 208    |
| 31   | Chandigarh        | 62     | 72     | 59     | 71     | 37     | 56     | 15     | 22     | 57     | 123    |
| 32   | D&N Haveli        | 15     | 13     | 11     | 11     | 1      | 2      | 0      | 0      | 17     | 18     |
| 33   | Daman &Diu        | 5      | 8      | 4      | 7      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 11     | 19     |
| 34   | Delhi             | 1936   | 1847   | 1563   | 1757   | 509    | 652    | 218    | 238    | 3884   | 5473   |
|      | UT                |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| 35   | Lakshadweep       | 1      | 1      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 1      | 3      |
|      | TOTAL UT(S)       | 2107   | 2020   | 1707   | 1919   | 549    | 712    | 235    | 262    | 4169   | 5880   |
|      |                   |        |        |        |        | 10498  |        |        |        |        |        |
|      | TOTAL (ALL INDIA) | 34505  | 41090  | 30113  | 37683  |        | 12710  | 3809   | 4567   | 71552  | 104436 |

Source: Crime in India

Note:  # includes previous year cases also.

Note: Disposal of cases and persons by police and courts during the year may include previous year reported cases/persons.

Note: Total cases under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 including rape (section 376 IPC), assault on women (girls children) with intent to outrage her modesty (section 354 IPC) and insult to the modesty of women (girls children) (section 509 IPC) and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012

## Annexure - I

State/UT-wise Cases reported (CR), Persons Arrested (PAR), Cases ChargeSheeted (CS), Persons Charge Sheeted (PCS),  Cases in which Trials were completed (TC), Persons whose cases Trials were completed (PTC), Cases Convicted (CV), Persons Convicted (PCV), Cases Pending Trial at the end of the year (PT#) and Persons under Trial (PUT)under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act during 2014-2016*

| SL   | State/UT                      | 2016*      | 2016*      | 2016*      | 2016*      | 2016*     | 2016*     | 2016*    | 2016*    | 2016*      | 2016*       |
|------|-------------------------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|-----------|-----------|----------|----------|------------|-------------|
|      |                               | CR         | PAR        | CS         | PCS        | TC        | PTC       | CV       | PCV      | PT#        | PUT         |
| 1    | Andhra Pradesh                | 802        | 866        | 754        | 864        | 536       | 614       | 51       | 51       | 1512       | 2495        |
| 2    | Arunachal Pradesh             | 59         | 58         | 39         | 42         | 1         | 2         | 0        | 0        | 101        | 111         |
| 3    | Assam                         | 821        | 824        | 511        | 512        | 122       | 122       | 43       | 43       | 1005       | 1128        |
| 4    | Bihar                         | 233        | 292        | 157        | 199        | 49        | 51        | 23       | 24       | 653        | 853         |
| 5    | Chhattisgarh                  | 1570       | 1778       | 1576       | 1773       | 959       | 1017      | 354      | 378      | 2562       | 9308        |
| 6    | Goa                           | 74         | 81         | 56         | 60         | 55        | 67        | 13       | 13       | 288        | 422         |
| 7    | Gujarat                       | 1408       | 1677       | 1302       | 1691       | 65        | 92        | 5        | 6        | 3606       | 4945        |
| 8    | Haryana                       | 1020       | 1125       | 844        | 1035       | 451       | 558       | 94       | 130      | 1275       | 2227        |
| 9    | Himachal Pradesh              | 205        | 255        | 177        | 234        | 108       | 144       | 25       | 31       | 596        | 1010        |
| 10   | Jammu & Kashmir               | 25         | 30         | 25         | 30         | 16        | 22        | 1        | 1        | 71         | 114         |
| 11   | Jharkhand                     | 348        | 363        | 222        | 244        | 85        | 85        | 17       | 17       | 307        | 428         |
| 12   | Karnataka                     | 1565       | 1641       | 1323       | 1451       | 283       | 336       | 55       | 58       | 3529       | 4473        |
| 13   | Kerala                        | 1849       | 2671       | 1716       | 2490       | 249       | 277       | 47       | 53       | 5636       | 7800        |
| 14   | Madhya Pradesh                | 4717       | 5678       | 4591       | 5640       | 2462      | 3019      | 641      | 792      | 10950      | 17002       |
| 15   | Maharashtra                   | 4815       | 5092       | 4291       | 4983       | 1054      | 1245      | 250      | 279      | 17338      | 24794       |
| 16   | Manipur                       | 25         | 28         | 21         | 23         | 1         | 1         | 1        | 1        | 32         | 35          |
| 17   | Meghalaya                     | 151        | 153        | 116        | 126        | 34        | 34        | 28       | 28       | 563        | 991         |
| 18   | Mizoram                       | 167        | 174        | 148        | 153        | 56        | 56        | 54       | 54       | 307        | 1485        |
| 19   | Nagaland                      | 27         | 27         | 25         | 27         | 11        | 15        | 6        | 9        | 24         | 47          |
| 20   | Odisha                        | 1928       | 1721       | 1566       | 1661       | 331       | 376       | 38       | 48       | 3843       | 4674        |
| 21   | Punjab                        | 596        | 659        | 401        | 441        | 292       | 310       | 94       | 98       | 509        | 1078        |
| 22   | Rajasthan                     | 1479       | 1479       | 1196       | 1478       | 386       | 428       | 151      | 168      | 4011       | 5063        |
| 23   | Sikkim                        | 92         | 100        | 75         | 84         | 17        | 17        | 9        | 9        | 97         | 125         |
| 24   | Tamil Nadu                    | 1583       | 1866       | 1249       | 1480       | 734       | 836       | 199      | 214      | 2711       | 4048        |
| 25   | Telangana                     | 1162       | 1625       | 1027       | 1354       | 315       | 359       | 25       | 32       | 2511       | 4547        |
| 26   | Tripura                       | 156        | 165        | 129        | 133        | 55        | 65        | 24       | 25       | 411        | 548         |
| 27   | Uttar Pradesh                 | 4954       | 8402       | 4245       | 6547       | 1539      | 2215      | 816      | 1158     | 15843      | 27998       |
| 28   | Uttarakhand                   | 218        | 238        | 158        | 193        | 42        | 50        | 38       | 45       | 284        | 441         |
| 29   | West Bengal                   | 2132       | 1209       | 1494       | 1303       | 225       | 236       | 48       | 48       | 4316       | 4476        |
|      | TOTAL STATE(S)                | 34181      | 40277      | 29434      | 36251      | 10533     | 12649     | 3150     | 3813     | 84891      | 132666      |
| 30   | A & N Islands                 | 49         | 51         | 35         | 38         | 5         | 0         | 1        | 0        | 196        | 246         |
| 31   | Chandigarh                    | 51         | 61         | 41         | 55         | 42        | 46        | 19       | 19       | 45         | 109         |
| 32   | D&N Haveli                    | 11         | 14         | 13         | 16         | 7         | 7         | 2        | 2        | 23         | 32          |
| 33   | Daman & Diu                   | 10         | 11         | 6          | 8          | 0         | 0         | 0        | 0        | 17         | 27          |
|      | Delhi UT                      | 1620       | 1692       | 1258       | 1443       | 372       | 466       | 156      | 179      | 4769       | 6250        |
| 34   |                               |            | 4          |            |            |           |           | 0        | 0        |            |             |
| 35   | Lakshadweep                   | 5          |            | 5          | 0          | 0         | 0         |          |          | 6          | 3           |
| 36   | Puducherry                    | 53         | 46         | 43         | 49         | 0         | 0         | 0        | 0        | 52         | 64          |
|      | TOTAL UT(S) TOTAL (ALL INDIA) | 1799 35980 | 1879 42156 | 1401 30835 | 1609 37860 | 426 10959 | 519 13168 | 178 3328 | 200 4013 | 5108 89999 | 6731 139397 |

Note:  * Data for the year 2016 is provisional.

Source: Crime in India

Note:  # includes previous year cases also.

Note: Disposal of cases and persons by police and courts during the year may include previous year reported cases/persons.

Note: Total cases under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 including rape (section 376 IPC), assault on women (girls children) with intent to outrage her modesty (section 354 IPC) and insult to the modesty of women (girls children) (section 509 IPC) and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012