Lok Sabha Question No. 362 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-19
Subject: Violation of Laws
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Giridhari Yadav, Sadashiv Kisan Lokhande

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. † 362

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 19 TH  NOVEMBER, 2019/ KARTIKA 28, 1941 (SAKA)

VIOLATION OF LAWS

† 362. SHRI GIRIDHARI YADAV: SHRI SADASHIV KISAN LOKHANDE:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether there is a growing trend towards violation of laws and taking the law into one's own hands in the country;
- (b) if so, the reaction of the Government in this regard;
- (c)  the  details  of  the  provisions  made  by  the  Government  in  this  regard  and the reasons for non-compliance of the said provisions; and
- (d) the steps taken/being taken by the Government to ensure strict compliance of the said provisions?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI NITYANAND RAI)

(a)  to  (d):  National  Crime  Records  Bureau  (NCRB)  compiles  and  publishes information on crimes in its publication 'Crime in India'. The published reports are  available  till  the  year  2017.  The  number  of  cases  registered  under cognizable  IPC  crimes  during  2015,  2016  &  2017  were  29,49,400,  29,75,711 and 30,62,579 respectively  and number of cases registered under cognizable Special  Local  Laws(SLL)  crimes  during  2015,  2016  &  2017  were  17,61,276, 18,55,804 and 19,44,465 respectively.

'Police' and 'Public Order' are State subjects under the Seventh Schedule to  the   Constitution   of  India   and  State  Governments   are  responsible  for

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prevention, detection, registration and investigation of crime and for prosecuting the criminals through their law enforcement agencies. However, the Ministry of Home Affairs have issued advisories to States and UTs, from time to time, to maintain law and order and ensure that any person who takes law into his/her hand is  punished promptly as per law. These advisories are available  on  the  Ministry's  website:  www.mha.gov.in.  Further,  in  order  to facilitate police in States/UTs to effectively deal with the crimes, Government of India has inter alia taken following measures:

(i) A common platform for filing reports, collecting and sharing information on crime and criminal at national level, Crime and Criminal Tracking Networks and Systems (CCTNS) has been implemented.

- (ii) In  order  to  improve  investigation,  steps  have  been  taken  to  strengthen DNA analysis units in Central and State Forensic Science Laboratories.
- (iii) Cyber  Crime  Forensic  Labs  have  been  set  up  in  several  States,  and training  is  being  imparted  to  Public  Prosecutors  and  Judicial  Officers  in identifying, detecting and resolving cyber-crimes.
- (iv) In order to facilitate States/UTs, an online analytic tool for police called 'Investigation  Tracking  System  for  Sexual  Offences'  to  monitor  and  track time-bound investigation in sexual assault cases in accordance with Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2018 has been launched.
- (v) To make the justice delivery system speedy and transparent, an 'Interoperable Criminal Justice System' has been launched to integrate CCTNS with

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the  court  and  prison  databases,  as  well  as  with  other  pillars  of  the  criminal justice system such as Forensics, Prosecution and Juvenile homes in a phased manner.

(vi) Ministry of Home  Affairs (MHA) has prepared 'Witness Protection Scheme,  2018'  in  consultation  with  the  National  Legal  Service  Authority, Bureau  of  Police  Research  &  Development  and  the  State  Governments.  This scheme provides for protection of witnesses based on the threat assessment.

(vii)  Ministry  of  Home  Affairs  has  also  been  providing  funds  to  the  State Governments for modernization of their Police Forces.

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