Lok Sabha Question No. 1745 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-02
Subject: Incidents of Rape on Minor Girls
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Ganesh Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1745

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 02 ND  JULY, 2019/ ASHADHA 11, 1941 (SAKA)

INCIDENTS OF RAPE ON MINOR GIRLS

1745. SHRI GANESH SINGH:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  recently,  minor  girls  are  raped  and  killed  in  Madhya Pradesh, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  the  details  of  compensation  paid  as  per  the  direction  of  Supreme Court vide W.P. (C) No. 565/2012 to the legal heirs of the victims;

(c) whether the concerned police officer has not shared soft/hard copy of FIR under the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2018, No. 22 of 2018 within the timeframe with State Legal Services Authority (SLSA)/District State Legal Services Authority (DLSA);

- (d) if so, the details thereof, date-wise;
- (e)  whether  Madhya  Pradesh,  Telangana  and  Andhra  Pradesh  police have altered the section of Indian Penal Code (IPC) from missing girls to Section 366, 376, 302, 201 of IPC and Section 8 and 18 of POSCO Act, 2012, if so, the reasons for not registering the case under the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2018, No. 22 of 2018; and
- (f) the steps/action taken by the Government for non-compliance of the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2018, No. 22 of 2018?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)

(a) to (d): '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 with the respective State Governments. The State Governments are competent  to  deal  with  such  offences  under  the  extant  provisions  of laws.

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 2016.

In terms of 'Compensation Scheme for Women Victims/ Survivors of Sexual Assault/ Other Crimes - 2018', applications are filed with State Legal  Services  Authority  or  District  Legal  Services  Authority  in  the respective  States/Union  Territories.  Information  on  sharing  of  FIRs  by police  officer  with  State  Legal  Services  Authority  or  District  Legal Services Authority under the Scheme is not maintained centrally.

(e) & (f): No Sir. 'Police'  and 'Public  Order'  are  State  subjects as per List-II in the Seventh Schedule  to the Constitution. The State Governments  are  responsible  for  compliance  of  provisions  in  the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2018, No. 22 of 2018.

However, in order to facilitate States/UTs, Ministry of Home Affairs has  launched  an  online  analytic  tool  for  States/UTs  on  19 th   February 2019  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.

******