Lok Sabha Question No. 2251 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-04
Subject: Pending Rape Cases in Courts
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: Rajiv Ranjan (Lalan) Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

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## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. +2251

TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 4 th  March, 2020

## Pending Rape Cases in Courts

## +2251.  SHRI RAJIV RANJAN SINGH ALIAS LALAN SINGH:

Will the Minister of LAW AND JUSTICE be pleased to state?

- (a) whether about one lakh sixty thousand cases related to rape of children and women are pending across the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government proposes to establish more than one thousand fast track courts in order to dispose the cases specially rape cases;
- (c) if so, the State-wise number of such courts being established and the time by which they would start functioning;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to issue any guidelines for the time bound disposal of cases; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof ?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF LAW & JUSTICE, COMMUNICATIONS, ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI RAVI SHANKAR PRASAD)

(a  to  e)  In  furtherance  to  The  Criminal  Law  (Amendment)  Act,  2018,  a Scheme has been finalized for setting up of 1023 Fast Track Special Courts (FTSCs)  across  the  country  for  expeditious  trial  and  disposal  of  pending cases  related  to  Rape  and  Prevention  of  Children  from  Sexual  Offences (POCSO)  Act,  2012,  in  a  time-bound  manner  under  Centrally  Sponsored Scheme.  The  details  of  States/UTs  wise  proposed  FTSCs  is  given  at Annexure-I.

So  far,  Central  share  of  funds  amounting  to  Rs.99.43  Crore  has  been released  during  2019-20  to  27  States/UTs  which  have  so  far  consented  to setting up of 649 number of FTSCs. As per information received from High Courts,  195  FTSCs  have  already  been  set  up  till  31 st January,  2020. Annexure-II

As per information received from High Courts, the status of pending cases related  to  Rape  and  POCSO  Act,  as  on  31 st December,  2019  is  given    at Annexure-III . As per the Scheme of FTSCs, each such Court is expected to dispose  165  cases  in  a  year  for  which  States/UTs  Governments  have  been kept informed.

## ANNEXURE-I

## Lok Sabha USQ No. +2251 for 04/03/2020

States/UTs wise data of proposed Fast Track Special Courts (FTSCs)

| S.No.   | Name of State/UT   |   Proposed FTSCs |
|---------|--------------------|------------------|
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh     |               18 |
| 2       | Telangana          |               36 |
| 3       | A/N Island         |               01 |
| 4       | Arunachal Pradesh  |               03 |
| 5       | Assam              |               27 |
| 6       | Bihar              |               54 |
| 7       | Chandigarh         |               01 |
| 8       | Chhattisgarh       |               15 |
| 9       | Goa                |               02 |
| 10      | Gujrat             |               35 |
| 11      | Haryana            |               16 |
| 12      | Himachal Pradesh   |               06 |
| 13      | Jammu &Kashmir     |               04 |
| 14      | Jharkhand          |               22 |
| 15      | Karnataka          |               31 |
| 16      | Kerala             |               56 |
| 17      | Madhya Pradesh     |               67 |
| 18      | Maharashtra        |              138 |
| 19      | Manipur            |               02 |
| 20      | Meghalaya          |               05 |
| 21      | Mizoram            |               03 |
| 22      | Nagaland           |               01 |
| 23      | NCT of Delhi       |               16 |
| 24      | Odisha             |               45 |
| 25      | Punjab             |               12 |
| 26      | Rajasthan          |               45 |
| 27      | Tamil Nadu         |               14 |
| 28      | Tripura            |               03 |
| 29      | Uttarakhand        |               04 |
| 30      | Uttar Pradesh      |              218 |
| 31      | West Bengal        |              123 |
|         | Total              |             1023 |

## ANNEXURE-II

## Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. +2251 for 04.03.2020

State  wise  details  of  No.  of  Fast  Track  Special  Courts  (FTSCs)  functional  & established  for  Women  and  Girl  children  under  the  Scheme  of  FTSCs  (January, 2020)

| States         |   No. of FTSCs |
|----------------|----------------|
| Madhya Pradesh |             56 |
| Chhattisgarh   |             15 |
| Delhi          |             16 |
| Tripura        |             03 |
| Jharkhand      |             22 |
| Rajasthan      |             26 |
| Telangana      |             09 |
| Gujarat        |             34 |
| Tamil Nadu     |             14 |
| Total          |            195 |

## ANNEXURE-III

Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. +2251 for 04.03.2020

| Status of cases related to rape and POCSO Act. (As on 31.12.2019)   | Status of cases related to rape and POCSO Act. (As on 31.12.2019)   |   Status of cases related to rape and POCSO Act. (As on 31.12.2019) |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1                                                                   | Andhra Pradesh                                                      |                                                                3897 |
| 2                                                                   | Assam                                                               |                                                                6227 |
| 3                                                                   | Arunachal Pradesh                                                   |                                                                 315 |
| 4                                                                   | Mizoram                                                             |                                                                 357 |
| 5                                                                   | Nagaland                                                            |                                                                  89 |
| 6                                                                   | Maharashtra                                                         |                                                               21691 |
| 7                                                                   | Goa                                                                 |                                                                  34 |
| 8                                                                   | Daman &Diu                                                          |                                                                  13 |
| 9                                                                   | Dadar &Nagar Haveli                                                 |                                                                  27 |
| 10                                                                  | Chhattisgarh                                                        |                                                                4159 |
| 11                                                                  | West Bengal                                                         |                                                               20511 |
| 12                                                                  | Delhi                                                               |                                                               11418 |
| 13                                                                  | Gujarat                                                             |                                                                8372 |
| 14                                                                  | Haryana                                                             |                                                                3707 |
| 15                                                                  | Punjab                                                              |                                                                1734 |
| 16                                                                  | Chandigarh                                                          |                                                                 113 |
| 17                                                                  | Bihar                                                               |                                                               13924 |
| 18                                                                  | Himachal Pradesh                                                    |                                                                1450 |
| 19                                                                  | J&K                                                                 |                                                                1388 |
| 20                                                                  | Jharkhand                                                           |                                                                4630 |
| 21                                                                  | Kerala                                                              |                                                               10958 |
| 22                                                                  | Lakshadweep                                                         |                                                                  15 |
| 23                                                                  | Karnataka                                                           |                                                                6310 |
| 24                                                                  | Madhya Pradesh                                                      |                                                               19981 |
| 25                                                                  | Meghalaya                                                           |                                                                 864 |
| 26                                                                  | Odisha                                                              |                                                                9471 |
| 27                                                                  | Rajasthan                                                           |                                                               11159 |
| 28                                                                  | Sikkim                                                              |                                                                  93 |
| 29                                                                  | Tamil Nadu                                                          |                                                                5118 |
| 30                                                                  | Tripura                                                             |                                                                 601 |
| 31                                                                  | Telangana                                                           |                                                                6925 |
| 32                                                                  | Uttar Pradesh                                                       |                                                               66994 |
| 33                                                                  | Uttarakhand                                                         |                                                                1456 |
|                                                                     | Total                                                               |                                                              244001 |