Lok Sabha Question No. 1493 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-20
Subject: Crime against Women
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Dibyendu Adhikari

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1493

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 20 TH  SEPTEMBER, 2020/ BHADRAPADA 29, 1942 (SAKA)

CRIME AGAINST WOMEN

1493. SHRI DIBYENDU ADHIKARI:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  whether it is a fact that inspite of different action plans of the Government, there is no steady improvement or decline in the number of rape cases in the country and crime against women has risen over 25 per cent since 2017;

(b)  whether it is also a fact that conviction rate for rape cases was just below 27 per cent since 2018 and if so, the details thereof;

(c)  the present status of fast track special courts as a part of the National Mission for Safety of Women (NMSW); and

(d)  the  pending  cases  under  the  Criminal  Law  (Amendment)  Act,  2018  and  the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, State-wise?

ANSWER

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

(a) & (b): '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,  including  crimes  against  women,  is the  primary  concern  of  the  States/Union  Territories  (UTs)  in  their  respective jurisdictions.  The  States/UTs  are  competent  to  deal  with  all  offences  in    such

L.S.US.Q. No. 1493 FOR 20.09.2020 matters  under  the  extant  provisions  of  laws.    A  comparison  of  crime  rate  (Crime Rate=Number of cases reported/Mid Year projected population in lakhs) of various crime heads, including rape of women, in the last few years does not show such a trend. (c): As per available information, a total of 597 Fast Track Special Courts have been set up for expeditious trial and disposal of cases related to rape and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. (d): National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) compiles and publishes information on crime in its publication 'Crime in India'. Published reports are available till the year  2018.  The  State/Union  Territory-wise  details  of  pending  cases  for  crimes against women and POCSO cases are at Annexure.

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## ANNEXURE L.S.US.Q. No. 1493 FOR 20.09.2020

State/UT-wise Cases Pending Trial at the end of the year (CPTEY) under crime against women and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO) during 2018

| SL   | State/UT          | CPTEY under crimes   | CPTEY under POCSO   |
|------|-------------------|----------------------|---------------------|
| 1    | Andhra Pradesh    | against women 34253  | Act, 2012 1343      |
| 2    | Arunachal Pradesh | 2358                 | 28                  |
| 3    | Assam             | 56247                | 2664                |
| 4    | Bihar             | 74099                | 2558                |
| 5    | Chhattisgarh      | 23317                | 3861                |
| 6    | Goa               | 1438                 | 2                   |
| 7    | Gujarat           | 81138                | 6947                |
| 8    | Haryana           | 20580                | 2361                |
| 9    | Himachal Pradesh  | 6509                 | 47                  |
| 10   | Jammu& Kashmir*   | 12219                | 24                  |
| 11   | Jharkhand         | 16667                | 757                 |
| 12   | Karnataka         | 54224                | 6150                |
| 13   | Kerala            | 61420                | 3462                |
| 14   | Madhya Pradesh    | 85063                | 6808                |
| 15   | Maharashtra       | 192200               | 22070               |
| 16   | Manipur           | 675                  | 135                 |
| 17   | Meghalaya         | 2362                 | 847                 |
| 18   | Mizoram           | 580                  | 387                 |
| 19   | Nagaland          | 151                  | 51                  |
| 20   | Odisha            | 100649               | 3148                |
| 21   | Punjab            | 7582                 | 566                 |
| 22   | Rajasthan         | 75882                | 3032                |
| 23   | Sikkim            | 206                  | 154                 |
| 24   | Tamil Nadu        | 18932                | 4531                |
| 25   | Telangana         | 35894                | 3284                |
| 26   | Tripura           | 4106                 | 569                 |
| 27   | Uttar Pradesh     | 164720               | 17161               |
| 28   | Uttarakhand       | 6244                 | 586                 |
| 29   | West Bengal       | 256459               | 6251                |
|      | TOTAL STATE(S)    | 1396174              | 99784               |
| 30   | A&N Islands       | 805                  | 235                 |
| 31   | Chandigarh        | 678                  | 2                   |
| 32   | D&NHaveli**       | 95                   | 21                  |
| 33   | Daman& Diu**      | 81                   | 23                  |
| 34   | Delhi             | 51369                | 7870                |
| 35   | Lakshadweep       | 31                   | 17                  |
| 36   | Puducherry        | 540                  | 177                 |
|      | TOTAL UT(S)       | 53599                | 8345                |

Source: Crime in India

Note:  Clarifications  are  pending  from  West  Bengal,  Assam,  Arunachal  Pradesh,  Meghalaya  &  Sikkim  for  the  year