Lok Sabha Question No. 56 (STARRED), answered on 2017-12-19
Subject: Registration of Crime Cases
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shrirang Appa Barne, SHIVAJI ADHALRAO PATIL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. †*56

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 19 th  DECEMBER, 2017 /AGRAHAYANA 28, 1939 (SAKA)

REGISTRATION OF CRIME CASES

†*56. SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE: SHRI ADHALRAO PATIL SHIVAJIRAO:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the crime rate in India is 50 per cent of that of the United States of America  (USA)  even  though  its  population  is  four  times  the  population  of  the USA and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether nearly 75 per cent of the population is reluctant to report crime due to  misbehaviour  of  the  police  with  complainants  especially,  women  and marginalised sections of the society and if so, the reaction of the Government thereto;
- (c)  whether the police registers 33 per cent of the complaints of the illiterate and poor people as non-cognizable offences and 25 per cent as Daily Diary (DD) entries and if so, the reaction of the Government thereto;
- (d)  whether  the  Government  has  issued  directions  to  all  the  States  to  ensure registration of all complaints without any discrimination on the basis of caste, creed, sex and religion and if so, the details thereof and if not, the steps taken by the Government in this regard; and
- (e) whether the Government proposes to take strict disciplinary action against corrupt/erring police officers and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (e): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## Statement referred in Lok Sabha Starred Question No. *56 for reply on 19 th December 2017 regarding Registration of Crime Cases

(a) to (d): The comparative crime rates for murder (including culpable homicide not amounting to murder) and rape in India are 2.8 & 5.7 respectively, while the concerned  crime  rates  in  USA  as  per  FBI  (Uniform  Crime  Reporting  Program) report  in  year  2015  are  4.9  &  28.4  respectively.  The  data  pertaining  to  other crimes  and  for  other  years  for  USA  are  not  available  with  the  National  Crime Records  Bureau  (NCRB)  for  comparison.  NCRB  does  not  maintain  information about crime rate in USA.

'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 rest primarily with the respective State Governments. The State Governments are competent to deal with such offences under the extant provisions of laws. Various advisories to improve law & order situations are issued by Ministry of Home Affairs to States/UTs from time to time, which are available in the Ministry's website viz www.mha.nic.in. These include an Advisory to States on Prevention, Registration, Investigation and Prosecution of  Crimes,  an  Advisory  on  comprehensive  approach  towards  crimes  against women  etc.  These  advisories  emphasize  the  need  for  all  out  measures  to encourage  registration  of  crime  by  citizens,  prompt  registration  of  cognizable offences, where applicable and for equal and fair treatment to every complainant irrespective of his/her status class or creed.

Further, through the Crime and Criminal Tracking Network & Systems (CCTNS) application, Government has introduced the following:

## L.S.S.QNO *56 FOR 19.12.2017

- (I) Citizen can register complaint through the internet by going to the State Police Portal (CCTNS Citizen services)
- (II) MHA also launched Digital police portal where a provision exists  to report any crime in any State/UT. Crimes Reported at center  are being forwarded to States/UTs for taking further action.

(e): Ministry  of  Home  Affairs  is  the  cadre  controlling  authority  of  the  Indian Police  Service.  At  present,  MHA  has  initiated  disciplinary  action  against  eight IPS  officers.  Further,  the  Union  Home  Ministry  is  the  competent  authority  to grant  sanction  for  prosecution  under  the  Prevention  of  Corruption  Act,  1988 against  the  IPS  officers.  During  last  five  years  (2012  onwards),  prosecution sanction  under  PC  Act,  1988  has  been  issued  against  seven  IPS  officers  on corruption  charges.  As  far  as  State  Police  Officers  are  concerned,  respective State Governments are competent to initiate disciplinary action against them.

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