Lok Sabha Question No. 3082 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-06
Subject: Children in Conflict with Law
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Rajiv Pratap Rudy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3082

TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.12.2019

## CHILDREN IN CONFLICT WITH LAW

## 3082. SHRI RAJIV PRATAP RUDY:

Will the Minister of WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

- (a) whether the Government has data on the number of Children in Conflict with Law (CCL) identified in the country in the last five years;
- (b) if so, the details thereof indicating the number of under trial CCLs currently in the country, year-wise and State-wise;
- (c) the details of the institutional mechanism to assist CCLs with regard to their legal representation;
- (d) whether  the  Government  has  conducted  a  study  of  the  prominent  reasons  for such children to be in conflict with law; and
- (e) if so, the details and the outcome thereof along with the percentage of children in conflict with law for each typeof conflict?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

(a)  to  (e):  As  per  information  provided  by  National  Crime  Records  Bureau  (NCRB), State/UT-wise cases reported against children in conflict with law (CCL) and number of CCL  apprehended  under  Indian  Penal  Code  (IPC)  and  Special  &  Local  Laws  (SLL) Crimes (IPC+SLL) during 2013-2017 is at Annexure-I . Latest data pertains to the year 2017. State/UT-wise number of under trials under 16-18 years of age group in jails as on 31.12.2017 is at Annexure-II .

As per Section 2 (13) of Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 (JJ Act), 'child in conflict with law' means a child who is alleged or found to have committed an offence and who has not completed eighteen years of age on the date of commission of such offence'. Section 53 of the Act prescribes various rehabilitation and reintegration  services  to  be  provided  in  institutions  for  children.  These  include:  basic requirements such as food and shelter; appropriate education including supplementary education;  skill  development,  recreational  facilities,  mental  health  interventions,  etc. Under  Section  8  and  30  of  the  Act,  the  Juvenile  Justice  Board  and  Child  Welfare Committee are required to conduct at least one inspection visit every month  and every fortnight respectively  of residential facilities for children in conflict  with  law  and recommend action for improvement in quality of services to the District Child Protection Unit  and  the  State  Government.  Further  the  State  Governments  have  to  appoint Inspection Committees, under section 54 of the Act, to assess the basic facilities and infrastructure  of  the  Institution  to  ascertain  whether  the  Institution  is  maintaining  their standards as prescribed as per section 53 of the Act and as provided under the Rules 29  -38  of    Juvenile  Justice  (Care  and  Protection  of  Children)  Model  Rules,    2016 framed  under  JJ  Act,  relating  to  physical  infrastructure,  clothing/bedding/toiletries, sanitation & hygiene, Nutrition and Diet scale, Medical care, mental health, Education, Vocational  training,  Recreational  facilities  etc.  Further,  under  Section  41  of  the  Act, registration  of  institutions  including  Homes  for  children  in  conflict  with  law  has  been made  mandatory  with  penalty  in  case  of  non-compliance.  The  Ministry  has  been requesting the State Governments/UT Administrations from time to time to identify and register all CCIs under relevant provisions of JJ Act and set up functional inspection and other Committees to ensure that children in all the CCIs receive the best of care, and are  not  subjected  to  any  kind  of  abuse  and  neglect.  The  primary  responsibility  of implementation  of  the  Act  lies  with  the  State  Governments/  UT  Administrations concerned.

The Ministry of Women and Child Development is also implementing a centrally sponsored Child Protection Services (CPS)  Scheme  (erstwhile Integrated Child Protection  Scheme)  for  supporting  the  children  in  difficult  circumstances.The  primary responsibility  of  implementation  of  the  scheme  lies  with  the  State  Governments/UT Administrations.  Under  the  provisions  of  the  CPS,  Central  Government  is  providing financial assistance to the States/UTs for undertaking a situational analysis of children in  difficult  circumstances.  Under  the  scheme  institutional  care  to  Children  in  Need  of Care  and  Protection  (CNCP)  and  Children  in  Conflict  with  Law  (CCL)  is  provided  in Child Care Institutions (CCIs) as a rehabilitative measure.

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State/UT-wise Juveniles Apprehended under IPC and SLL Crimes (IPC+SLL) During 2013-2017

|    |                   | 2013                               | 2013                              | 2013                                                | 2014                                | 2014                          | 2014                                               | 2015                                 | 2015                          | 2015                                                | 2016                                | 2016                          | 2016                                                |                                     |                                    |                                                    |
|----|-------------------|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
| SL | State/UT          | Cases Report ed against Juvenil es | Tota l Jun evile s App rehe nde d | Juve niles Case s pendi ng dispo sal at End of Year | Cases Report ed agains t Juveni les | Total Junevile s Apprehe nded | Juveni les Cases pendin g dispos al at End of Year | Case s Repo rted again st Juve niles | Total Junevile s Apprehe nded | Juve niles Case s pendi ng dispo sal at End of Year | Cases Report ed agains t Juveni les | Total Junevile s Apprehe nded | Juve niles Case s pendi ng dispo sal at End of Year | Cases Report ed agains t Juveni les | 2017 Total Junevile s Apprehe nded | Juveni les Cases pendin g dispos al at End of Year |
| 1  | Andhra Pradesh    | 2260                               | 3133                              | 1091                                                | 883                                 | 1018                          | 731                                                | 1015                                 | 1371                          | 1168                                                | 809                                 | 1229                          | 1050                                                | 1122                                | 1441                               | 1560                                               |
| 2  | Arunachal Pradesh | 118                                | 122                               | 4                                                   | 81                                  | 126                           | 9                                                  | 66                                   | 156                           | 123                                                 | 57                                  | 80                            | 162                                                 | 48                                  | 98                                 | 95                                                 |
| 3  | Assam             | 624                                | 680                               | 101                                                 | 487                                 | 553                           | 55                                                 | 624                                  | 734                           | 78                                                  | 436                                 | 480                           | 86                                                  | 192                                 | 191                                | 215                                                |
| 4  | Bihar             | 2104                               | 2104                              | 562                                                 | 4371                                | 6404                          | 1791                                               | 1658                                 | 1674                          | 580                                                 | 2335                                | 2626                          | 651                                                 | 1142                                | 1347                               | 699                                                |
| 5  | Chhattisgarh      | 2193                               | 2544                              | 1046                                                | 1691                                | 2006                          | 603                                                | 1914                                 | 2290                          | 1344                                                | 1953                                | 2394                          | 2515                                                | 1952                                | 2417                               | 3542                                               |
| 6  | Goa               | 67                                 | 72                                | 33                                                  | 64                                  | 113                           | 91                                                 | 28                                   | 35                            | 90                                                  | 21                                  | 26                            | 92                                                  | 24                                  | 29                                 | 105                                                |
| 7  | Gujarat           | 2132                               | 2478                              | 852                                                 | 4380                                | 4647                          | 997                                                | 1577                                 | 1957                          | 1418                                                | 1681                                | 2085                          | 1530                                                | 2013                                | 2363                               | 2824                                               |
| 8  | Haryana           | 1198                               | 1410                              | 909                                                 | 1041                                | 1181                          | 701                                                | 1098                                 | 1333                          | 1212                                                | 1186                                | 1358                          | 1316                                                | 1030                                | 1196                               | 1586                                               |
| 9  | Himachal Pradesh  | 171                                | 227                               | 99                                                  | 272                                 | 342                           | 260                                                | 195                                  | 241                           | 203                                                 | 204                                 | 263                           | 159                                                 | 184                                 | 226                                | 222                                                |
| 10 | Jammu & Kashmir   | 105                                | 136                               | 60                                                  | 102                                 | 139                           | 98                                                 | 181                                  | 249                           | 122                                                 | 198                                 | 319                           | 76                                                  | 187                                 | 262                                | 182                                                |
| 11 | Jharkhand         | 355                                | 394                               | 61                                                  | 150                                 | 173                           | 40                                                 | 124                                  | 124                           | 26                                                  | 140                                 | 142                           | 74                                                  | 75                                  | 84                                 | 95                                                 |
| 12 | Karnataka         | 445                                | 530                               | 144                                                 | 412                                 | 640                           | 154                                                | 446                                  | 692                           | 312                                                 | 453                                 | 627                           | 248                                                 | 499                                 | 691                                | 748                                                |
| 13 | Kerala            | 773                                | 1237                              | 458                                                 | 1203                                | 1575                          | 503                                                | 1398                                 | 1793                          | 560                                                 | 628                                 | 1060                          | 480                                                 | 481                                 | 682                                | 487                                                |
| 14 | Madhya Pradesh    | 6703                               | 7365                              | 1811                                                | 6512                                | 7802                          | 3309                                               | 6583                                 | 7870                          | 3835                                                | 7369                                | 8464                          | 4255                                                | 6491                                | 7166                               | 7008                                               |
| 15 | Maharashtra       | 6035                               | 8012                              | 1756                                                | 5407                                | 7228                          | 2388                                               | 5693                                 | 7370                          | 2599                                                | 6606                                | 7712                          | 3474                                                | 6026                                | 7771                               | 8504                                               |
| 16 | Manipur           | 4                                  | 7                                 | 0                                                   | 23                                  | 36                            | 0                                                  | 17                                   | 25                            | 4                                                   | 10                                  | 12                            | 6                                                   | 12                                  | 14                                 | 1                                                  |
| 17 | Meghalaya         | 146                                | 154                               | 3                                                   | 125                                 | 169                           | 11                                                 | 111                                  | 141                           | 25                                                  | 84                                  | 93                            | 35                                                  | 93                                  | 114                                | 118                                                |
| 18 | Mizoram           | 85                                 | 119                               | 13                                                  | 44                                  | 52                            | 2                                                  | 41                                   | 51                            | 3                                                   | 53                                  | 63                            | 6                                                   | 21                                  | 22                                 | 32                                                 |

## Annexure-I

| 19   | Nagaland          | 8     | 14    | 1     | 10     |    10 |     0 |    17 |    33 |     0 |    18 |    25 |     4 |    12 |    22 |    14 |
|------|-------------------|-------|-------|-------|--------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
| 20   | Odisha            | 916   | 1093  | 230   | 838    |  1077 |    77 |   934 |  1095 |   177 |   994 |  1285 |   323 |  1111 |  1242 |   416 |
| 21   | Punjab            | 344   | 432   | 161   | 277    |   358 |   214 |   111 |   148 |   144 |   117 |   157 |   117 |   215 |   270 |   398 |
| 22   | Rajasthan         | 2217  | 2882  | 368   | 2309   |  3041 |   753 |  2203 |  2819 |   826 |  2273 |  2943 |  1011 |  2048 |  2692 |  1115 |
| 23   | Sikkim            | 39    | 39    | 0     | 19     |    22 |     3 |    41 |    41 |    26 |    27 |    39 |    53 |    24 |    36 |    19 |
| 24   | Tamil Nadu        | 2735  | 3142  | 948   | 1549   |  1892 |   833 |  1814 |  2421 |  1759 |  2217 |  2810 |  2154 |  2376 |  2919 |  3032 |
| 25   | Telangana         |       |       |       | 931    |  1060 |   273 |  1252 |  1448 |   489 |   998 |  1182 |   863 |  1365 |  1255 |  1048 |
| 26   | Tripura           | 63    | 146   | 18    | 64     |    78 |    52 |    37 |    43 |    54 |    25 |    42 |    50 |    37 |    37 |    40 |
| 27   | Uttar Pradesh     | 1189  | 1424  | 632   | 1397   |  1599 |  1356 |  1006 |  1120 |   754 |  1438 |  1587 |   200 |   825 |   889 |   922 |
| 28   | Uttarakhand       | 231   | 309   | 0     | 123    |   178 |    32 |   127 |   161 |     9 |   124 |   151 |    24 |   159 |   182 |   153 |
| 29   | West Bengal       | 793   | 927   | 324   | 1566   |  1837 |  1796 |   562 |   651 |  2114 |   709 |   838 |  2089 |   577 |   733 |  1625 |
|      | TOTAL STATE(S)    | 34053 | 41132 | 11685 | 3633 1 | 45356 | 17132 | 30873 | 38086 | 20054 | 33163 | 40092 | 23103 | 30341 | 36391 | 36805 |
| 30   | A&N Islands       | 8     | 8     | 0     | 14     |    19 |   144 |    13 |    16 |   135 |    12 |    13 |   123 |    16 |    25 |   116 |
| 31   | Chandigarh        | 82    | 120   | 44    | 116    |   165 |    65 |   100 |   147 |    66 |    96 |   141 |    68 |   159 |   164 |   121 |
| 32   | D&N Haveli        | 13    | 26    | 26    | 6      |     6 |     0 |    17 |    20 |    19 |     0 |    10 |    29 |    11 |    15 |    40 |
| 33   | Daman & Diu       | 10    | 14    | 14    | 2      |     3 |     0 |     3 |     3 |     0 |     7 |     8 |     8 |    10 |    14 |    19 |
| 34   | Delhi             | 1638  | 2140  | 267   | 1969   |  2547 |   648 |  2366 |  3039 |  1217 |  2499 |  3808 |  1811 |  2965 |  3666 |  4096 |
| 35   | Lakshadwee p      | 0     | 0     | 0     | 1      |     1 |     1 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |
| 36   | Puducherry        | 57    | 66    | 66    | 16     |    22 |     8 |    61 |    74 |    71 |    72 |    99 |    84 |   104 |   145 |   228 |
|      | TOTAL UT(S)       | 1808  | 2374  | 417   | 2124   |  2763 |   866 |  2560 |  3299 |  1508 |  2686 |  4079 |  2123 |  3265 |  4029 |  4620 |
|      | TOTAL (ALL INDIA) | 35861 | 43506 | 12102 | 3845 5 | 48119 | 17998 | 33433 | 41385 | 21562 | 35849 | 44171 | 25226 | 33606 | 40420 | 41425 |

Source:CrimeInIndia

## Annexure-II

## STATE/UT-WISE NUMBER OF UNDERTRIALS UNDER 16-18 YEARS AGE GROUP IN JAILS AS ON 31.12.2017

| S.No.   | State/UT          | Age 16-18 Years   | Age 16-18 Years   | Age 16-18 Years   |
|---------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|         |                   | Male              | Female            | Total             |
| 1       | ANDHRA PRADESH    | 0                 | 0                 | 0                 |
| 2       | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 0                 | 0                 | 0                 |
| 3       | ASSAM             | 0                 | 0                 | 0                 |
| 4       | BIHAR             | 0                 | 0                 | 0                 |
| 5       | CHHATTISGARH      | 0                 | 0                 | 0                 |
| 6       | GOA               | 0                 | 0                 | 0                 |
| 7       | GUJARAT           | 0                 | 0                 | 0                 |
| 8       | HARYANA           | 0                 | 0                 | 0                 |
| 9       | HIMACHAL PRADESH  | 0                 | 0                 | 0                 |
| 10      | JAMMU & KASHMIR   | 0                 | 0                 | 0                 |
| 11      | JHARKHAND         | 0                 | 0                 | 0                 |
| 12      | KARNATAKA         | 0                 | 0                 | 0                 |
| 13      | KERALA            | 0                 | 0                 | 0                 |
| 14      | MADHYA PRADESH    | 0                 | 0                 | 0                 |
| 15      | MAHARASHTRA       | 0                 | 0                 | 0                 |
| 16      | MANIPUR           | 0                 | 0                 | 0                 |
| 17      | MEGHALAYA         | 0                 | 0                 | 0                 |
| 18      | MIZORAM           | 0                 | 0                 | 0                 |
| 19      | NAGALAND          | 0                 | 0                 | 0                 |
| 20      | ODISHA            | 0                 | 0                 | 0                 |
| 21      | PUNJAB            | 0                 | 0                 | 0                 |
| 22      | RAJASTHAN         | 0                 | 0                 | 0                 |
| 23      | SIKKIM            | 0                 | 0                 | 0                 |
| 24      | TAMILNADU         | 0                 | 0                 | 0                 |
| 25      | TELANGANA         | 0                 | 0                 | 0                 |
| 26      | TRIPURA           | 0                 | 0                 | 0                 |
| 27      | UTTAR PRADESH     | 0                 | 0                 | 0                 |
| 28      | UTTARAKHAND       | 0                 | 0                 | 0                 |
| 29      | WEST BENGAL       | 42                | 4                 | 46                |
|         | TOTAL (STATES)    | 42                | 4                 | 46                |
| 30      | A & N ISLANDS     | 0                 | 0                 | 0                 |
| 31      | CHANDIGARH        | 0                 | 0                 | 0                 |
| 32      | D & N HAVELI      | 0                 | 0                 | 0                 |
| 33      | DAMAN & DIU       | 0                 | 0                 | 0                 |
| 34      | DELHI             | 0                 | 0                 | 0                 |
| 35      | LAKSHADWEEP       | 0                 | 0                 | 0                 |
| 36      | PUDUCHERRY        | 0                 | 0                 | 0                 |
|         | TOTAL (UTs)       | 0                 | 0                 | 0                 |
| TOTAL   | (ALL-INDIA)       | 42                | 4                 | 46                |

* As per data provided by States/UTs Source: Prison Statistics India-2017