Lok Sabha Question No. 2418 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-26
Subject: Cases Pending with CBI
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: Pratyusha Rajeshwari Singh, RAJESH PANDEY, NISHIKANT  DUBEY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS (DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL & TRAINING)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2418

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.12.2018)

## CASES PENDING WITH CBI

## 2418. SHRIMATI PRATYUSHA RAJESHWARI SINGH: SHRI RAJESH PANDEY: SHRI NISHIKANT DUBEY:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of persons found guilty and punished in corruption cases by the courts after prosecution by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) during the last three years;
- (b) the number of CBI cases in which the accused were acquitted and released by the courts during the above period;
- (c) whether  the  Government  reviews  the  functioning  of  the  Investigating  Officers  of  the cases in which the accused have been acquitted and released by the court; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE (DR. JITENDRA SINGH)

- (a)  &  (b):      With  respect  to  CBI,  the  details  of  cases/persons  convicted  (Table-1)  and  cases /persons acquitted (Table-2) during the last three years i.e 2015-2018 (Upto 30.11.2018) are as follows :-

## Table -1

| Year                   |   No. of PC Act cases leading to conviction. |   No. of persons convicted. |
|------------------------|----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
| 2015                   |                                          434 |                         875 |
| 2016                   |                                          503 |                        1005 |
| 2017                   |                                          413 |                         900 |
| 2018 (upto 30.11.2018) |                                          342 |                        1087 |

## Table -2

| Year                   |   No. of PC Act cases leading to Acquittal. |   No. of persons Acquitted. |
|------------------------|---------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
| 2015                   |                                         210 |                         623 |
| 2016                   |                                         233 |                         643 |
| 2017                   |                                         211 |                         595 |
| 2018 (upto 30.11.2018) |                                         158 |                         456 |

(c) & (d):    The Central Government does not intervene in the investigation of cases carried out by  CBI.    CVC  conducts  a  monthly  meeting  with  the  Director  CBI,  to  review  the  progress  of investigation of cases. There is a laid down procedure in the CBI Crime manual to scrutinize and examine the cases ending in acquittal CBI with reference to the justification of acquittal; whether any  material  is  available  for  filing  an  appeal  against  the  acquittal  or  discharge  or  whether  a reference needs to be made to the Attorney General or his nominee to ascertain if the acquittal was due to flawed investigation or prosecution and to fix responsibility, etc.

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