Lok Sabha Question No. 302 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-19
Subject: Objectionable Online Content
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Nalin Kumar Kateel, B. Y. Raghavendra

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 302

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 19 TH  NOVEMBER, 2019/ KARTIKA 28, 1941 (SAKA)

OBJECTIONABLE ONLINE CONTENT

302.

SHRI NALIN KUMAR KATEEL:

SHRI B.Y. RAGHAVENDRA:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  received  any  complaints  from  citizens  on objectionable  online  content  related  to  pornography,  child  sexual  abuse material and sexually explicit material etc;
- (b)  if  so,  the  number  of  complaints  received  during  the  last  three  years, State-wise;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  is  taking  any  stringent  measures  to  prevent such objectionable online materials; and
- (d)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  steps  taken  against  the offenders/culprits responsible for uploading such materials online?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b):    'Police' and  'Public Order' are State subjects as per  the Constitution  of  India.  States/UTs  are  primarily  responsible  for  prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of crimes through their law enforcement machinery. The law enforcement agencies take legal action as per provisions of law against the cyber crime offenders.

As per data maintained by National Crime Records Bureau, the Statewise details of Objectionable Online Content during 2015-2017 in respect of Publishing or Transmitting Obscene Material in Electronic form & Publishing or Transmitting of Material containing sexually explicit act in Electronic form

## LS.US.Q.NO.302 FOR 19.11.2019

(Section  67  &  67A  of  IT  Act),  Publishing  or  Transmitting  of  Material Depicting children in Sexually Explicit Act etc.  in Electronic Form (Section 67B of IT  Act)  and  Use  of  Child  for  Pornography/Storing  Child  Pornography Material (Section 14 &  15  of POCSO)  are  at  Annexure  I, II and  III respectively.

(c) & (d): To  prevent  such  crimes  and  to  speed  up  investigation,  Central Government  has  taken  steps  to  spread  awareness  about  cyber  crimes, issue  of  alerts/advisories,  capacity  building/training  of  law  enforcement personnel/      prosecutors/      judicial      officers,  improving  cyber  forensics facilities  etc. The Government has also launched the online National Cyber Crime  Reporting  Portal, www.cybercrime.gov.in  to  enable  citizens  to  report complaints  pertaining  to  all  types  of  cyber  crimes  with  special  focus  on cyber crimes against women and children.

Further, to spread awareness on cyber crime, several steps have been taken that include dissemination of messages on cyber crime through MHA Twitter  handle  @CyberDost,  Radio  campaign,  publishing  of  Handbook  for Adolescents  /  Students,  publishing  of  'Information  Security  Best  practices' for  the  benefit  of  Govt.  Officials,  organizing  of  Cyber  Safety  and  Security Awareness week, in association with police department in different States/UTs etc.

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## LS.US.Q.NO.302 FOR 19.11.2019 ANNEXURE-I

State/UT-wise CR:Cases Reported, CCS:Cases Chargesheeted, CON:Cases Convicted, PAR:Persons Arrested, PCS:Persons Chargesheeted & PCV:Persons Convicted on Cyber Crime (Secs. 67 & 67A) during 2015-2016

|    |                   | 2015   | 2015   | 2015   | 2015   | 2015   | 2015   | 2016   | 2016   | 2016   | 2016   | 2016   | 2016   |
|----|-------------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
| SL | State/UT          | CR     | CCS    | CON    | PAR    | PCS    | PCV    | CR     | CCS    | CON    | PAR    | PCS    | PCV    |
| 1  | Andhra Pradesh    | 3      | 4      | 0      | 7      | 5      | 0      | 7      | 1      | 0      | 4      | 2      | 0      |
| 2  | Arunachal Pradesh | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 3  | Assam             | 4      | 0      | 0      | 4      | 0      | 0      | 114    | 9      | 0      | 119    | 9      | 0      |
| 4  | Bihar             | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 9      | 7      | 0      | 8      | 7      | 0      |
| 5  | Chhattisgarh      | 27     | 17     | 0      | 25     | 23     | 0      | 17     | 13     | 1      | 18     | 17     | 1      |
| 6  | Goa               | 1      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 1      | 4      | 0      | 7      | 7      | 0      |
| 7  | Gujarat           | 7      | 5      | 0      | 5      | 6      | 0      | 14     | 10     | 0      | 12     | 12     | 0      |
| 8  | Haryana           | 36     | 18     | 0      | 39     | 35     | 0      | 29     | 12     | 0      | 17     | 13     | 0      |
| 9  | Himachal Pradesh  | 5      | 2      | 0      | 1      | 2      | 0      | 4      | 3      | 0      | 3      | 3      | 0      |
| 10 | Jammu &Kashmir    | 3      | 2      | 0      | 2      | 2      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 11 | Jharkhand         | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 1      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 12 | Karnataka         | 55     | 26     | 0      | 32     | 42     | 0      | 70     | 13     | 0      | 21     | 19     | 0      |
| 13 | Kerala            | 41     | 25     | 2      | 24     | 35     | 2      | 42     | 28     | 0      | 52     | 30     | 0      |
| 14 | Madhya Pradesh    | 39     | 20     | 0      | 31     | 27     | 0      | 36     | 22     | 2      | 30     | 32     | 2      |
| 15 | Maharashtra       | 42     | 8      | 0      | 20     | 13     | 0      | 83     | 28     | 0      | 46     | 30     | 0      |
| 16 | Manipur           | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 17 | Meghalaya         | 3      | 0      | 0      | 1      | 0      | 0      | 2      | 1      | 0      | 0      | 1      | 0      |
| 18 | Mizoram           | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 19 | Nagaland          | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 20 | Odisha            | 6      | 2      | 0      | 3      | 2      | 0      | 7      | 6      | 0      | 6      | 6      | 0      |
| 21 | Punjab            | 40     | 11     | 1      | 50     | 24     | 1      | 26     | 17     | 1      | 47     | 21     | 2      |
| 22 | Rajasthan         | 53     | 22     | 1      | 42     | 32     | 1      | 43     | 11     | 0      | 16     | 16     | 0      |
| 23 | Sikkim            | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 24 | Tamil Nadu        | 24     | 13     | 2      | 19     | 16     | 2      | 27     | 16     | 1      | 29     | 20     | 1      |
| 25 | Telangana         | 68     | 4      | 0      | 31     | 7      | 0      | 20     | 7      | 0      | 8      | 4      | 0      |
| 26 | Tripura           | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 1      | 0      | 0      | 1      | 0      | 0      |
| 27 | Uttar Pradesh     | 271    | 126    | 7      | 182    | 203    | 13     | 277    | 162    | 4      | 284    | 192    | 5      |
| 28 | Uttarakhand       | 9      | 5      | 0      | 5      | 6      | 0      | 14     | 7      | 0      | 11     | 8      | 0      |
| 29 | West Bengal       | 36     | 14     | 0      | 17     | 14     | 0      | 64     | 16     | 0      | 62     | 16     | 0      |
|    | TOTAL STATE(S)    | 773    | 324    | 13     | 540    | 494    | 19     | 908    | 393    | 9      | 801    | 465    | 11     |
| 30 | A&N Islands       | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 2      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 31 | Chandigarh        | 4      | 1      | 0      | 2      | 2      | 0      | 4      | 2      | 0      | 4      | 2      | 0      |
| 32 | D&N Haveli        | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 1      | 1      | 0 0    | 1      | 1      | 0      |
| 33 | Daman &Diu        | 0      | 0 4    | 0 0    | 0 3    | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0 4    | 0      | 0      |
| 34 | Delhi             | 15     |        |        |        | 4      | 0      | 15     | 4      |        |        | 4      | 0      |
| 35 | Lakshadweep       | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 36 | Puducherry        | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |        | 0      |        | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
|    | TOTAL UT(S)       | 19     | 5      | 0      | 5      | 0 6    | 0      | 0 22   | 7      | 0      | 9      | 7      | 0      |
|    | TOTAL (ALL INDIA) | 792    | 329    | 13     | 545    | 500    | 19     | 930    | 400    | 9      | 810    | 472    | 11     |

Source: Crime in India

## LS.US.Q.NO.302 FOR 19.11.2019

## ANNEXURE-I(ii)

State/UT-wise CR:Cases Reported, CCS:Cases Chargesheeted, CON:Cases Convicted, PAR:Persons Arrested, PCS:Persons Chargesheeted & PCV:Persons Convicted on Cyber Crime (Secs. 67 & 67A) during 2017

| SL   | State/UT          | Publication/ transmission of obscene / sexually explicit act in electronic form (Sec. 67)   | Publication/ transmission of obscene / sexually explicit act in electronic form (Sec. 67)   | Publication/ transmission of obscene / sexually explicit act in electronic form (Sec. 67)   | Publication/ transmission of obscene / sexually explicit act in electronic form (Sec. 67)   | Publication/ transmission of obscene / sexually explicit act in electronic form (Sec. 67)   | Publication/ transmission of obscene / sexually explicit act in electronic form (Sec. 67)   | Publishing or transmitting of material containing Sexually explicit act in electronic form (Sec.67A)   | Publishing or transmitting of material containing Sexually explicit act in electronic form (Sec.67A)   | Publishing or transmitting of material containing Sexually explicit act in electronic form (Sec.67A)   | Publishing or transmitting of material containing Sexually explicit act in electronic form (Sec.67A)   | Publishing or transmitting of material containing Sexually explicit act in electronic form (Sec.67A)   | Publishing or transmitting of material containing Sexually explicit act in electronic form (Sec.67A)   |
|------|-------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| SL   | State/UT          | CR                                                                                          | CCS                                                                                         | CON                                                                                         | PAR                                                                                         | PCS                                                                                         | PCV                                                                                         | CR                                                                                                     | CCS                                                                                                    | CON                                                                                                    | PAR                                                                                                    | PCS                                                                                                    | PCV                                                                                                    |
| 1    | Andhra Pradesh    | 3                                                                                           | 1                                                                                           | 0                                                                                           | 2                                                                                           | 2                                                                                           | 0                                                                                           | 1                                                                                                      | 1                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                      | 5                                                                                                      | 6                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                      |
| 2    | Arunachal Pradesh | 0                                                                                           | 0                                                                                           | 0                                                                                           | 0                                                                                           | 0                                                                                           | 0                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                      |
| 3    | Assam             | 63                                                                                          | 8                                                                                           | 0                                                                                           | 76                                                                                          | 35                                                                                          | 0                                                                                           | 92                                                                                                     | 18                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                      | 113                                                                                                    | 91                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                      |
| 4    | Bihar             | 0                                                                                           | 0                                                                                           | 0                                                                                           | 0                                                                                           | 0                                                                                           | 0                                                                                           | 4                                                                                                      | 2                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                      | 5                                                                                                      | 2                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                      |
| 5    | Chhattisgarh      | 3                                                                                           | 2                                                                                           | 0                                                                                           | 2                                                                                           | 2                                                                                           | 0                                                                                           | 13                                                                                                     | 5                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                      | 11                                                                                                     | 11                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                      |
| 6    | Goa               | 1                                                                                           | 0                                                                                           | 0                                                                                           | 0                                                                                           | 0                                                                                           | 0                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                      |
| 7    | Gujarat           | 26                                                                                          | 14                                                                                          | 0                                                                                           | 20                                                                                          | 21                                                                                          | 0                                                                                           | 5                                                                                                      | 6                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                      | 5                                                                                                      | 6                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                      |
| 8    | Haryana           | 38                                                                                          | 11                                                                                          | 0                                                                                           | 23                                                                                          | 15                                                                                          | 0                                                                                           | 17                                                                                                     | 8                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                      | 15                                                                                                     | 13                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                      |
| 9    | Himachal Pradesh  | 1                                                                                           | 1                                                                                           | 0                                                                                           | 1                                                                                           | 1                                                                                           | 0                                                                                           | 6                                                                                                      | 2                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                      | 4                                                                                                      | 2                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                      |
| 10   | Jammu &Kashmir    | 1                                                                                           | 0                                                                                           | 0                                                                                           | 0                                                                                           | 0                                                                                           | 0                                                                                           | 2                                                                                                      | 1                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                      | 1                                                                                                      | 1                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                      |
| 11   | Jharkhand         | 7                                                                                           | 4                                                                                           | 0                                                                                           | 5                                                                                           | 4                                                                                           | 0                                                                                           | 1                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                      |
| 12   | Karnataka         | 90                                                                                          | 7                                                                                           | 0                                                                                           | 38                                                                                          | 10                                                                                          | 0                                                                                           | 42                                                                                                     | 7                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                      | 15                                                                                                     | 10                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                      |
| 13   | Kerala            | 29                                                                                          | 10                                                                                          | 0                                                                                           | 15                                                                                          | 13                                                                                          | 0                                                                                           | 19                                                                                                     | 9                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                      | 19                                                                                                     | 13                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                      |
| 14   | Madhya Pradesh    | 37                                                                                          | 34                                                                                          | 0                                                                                           | 39                                                                                          | 36                                                                                          | 0                                                                                           | 19                                                                                                     | 17                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                      | 21                                                                                                     | 21                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                      |
| 15   | Maharashtra       | 39                                                                                          | 18                                                                                          | 1                                                                                           | 32                                                                                          | 21                                                                                          | 1                                                                                           | 27                                                                                                     | 22                                                                                                     | 1                                                                                                      | 33                                                                                                     | 29                                                                                                     | 1                                                                                                      |
| 16   | Manipur           | 2                                                                                           | 0                                                                                           | 0                                                                                           | 1                                                                                           | 0                                                                                           | 0                                                                                           | 2                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                      | 2                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                      |
| 17   | Meghalaya         | 4                                                                                           | 0                                                                                           | 0                                                                                           | 0                                                                                           | 0                                                                                           | 0                                                                                           | 2                                                                                                      | 1                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                      | 1                                                                                                      | 1                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                      |
| 18   | Mizoram           | 0                                                                                           | 0                                                                                           | 0                                                                                           | 0                                                                                           | 0                                                                                           | 0                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                      |
| 19   | Nagaland          | 0                                                                                           | 0                                                                                           | 0                                                                                           | 0                                                                                           | 0                                                                                           | 0                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                      |
| 20   | Odisha            | 2                                                                                           | 2                                                                                           | 0                                                                                           | 2                                                                                           | 2                                                                                           | 0                                                                                           | 24                                                                                                     | 6                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                      | 8                                                                                                      | 8                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                      |
| 21   | Punjab            | 15                                                                                          | 2                                                                                           | 0                                                                                           | 21                                                                                          | 7                                                                                           | 0                                                                                           | 12                                                                                                     | 1                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                      | 8                                                                                                      | 1                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                      |
| 22   | Rajasthan         | 31                                                                                          | 10                                                                                          | 0                                                                                           | 26                                                                                          | 26                                                                                          | 0                                                                                           | 10                                                                                                     | 5                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                      | 5                                                                                                      | 5                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                      |
| 23   | Sikkim            | 1                                                                                           | 0                                                                                           | 0                                                                                           | 0                                                                                           | 0                                                                                           | 0                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                      |
| 24   | Tamil Nadu        | 22                                                                                          | 10                                                                                          | 0                                                                                           | 23                                                                                          | 13                                                                                          | 0                                                                                           | 18                                                                                                     | 4                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                      | 18                                                                                                     | 5                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                      |
| 25   | Telangana         | 15                                                                                          | 10                                                                                          | 0                                                                                           | 12                                                                                          | 10                                                                                          | 0                                                                                           | 35                                                                                                     | 8                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                      | 14                                                                                                     | 11                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                      |
| 26   | Tripura           | 0                                                                                           | 0                                                                                           | 0                                                                                           | 0                                                                                           | 0                                                                                           | 0                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                      |
| 27   | Uttar Pradesh     | 421                                                                                         | 214                                                                                         | 11                                                                                          | 334                                                                                         | 275                                                                                         | 16                                                                                          | 20                                                                                                     | 13                                                                                                     | 1                                                                                                      | 57                                                                                                     | 57                                                                                                     | 1                                                                                                      |
| 28   | Uttarakhand       | 3                                                                                           | 2                                                                                           | 0                                                                                           | 5                                                                                           | 5                                                                                           | 0                                                                                           | 3                                                                                                      | 2                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                      | 4                                                                                                      | 4                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                      |
| 29   | West Bengal       | 80                                                                                          | 9                                                                                           | 0                                                                                           | 20                                                                                          | 5                                                                                           | 0                                                                                           | 8                                                                                                      | 2                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                      | 7                                                                                                      | 2                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                      |
|      | TOTAL STATE(S)    | 934                                                                                         | 369                                                                                         | 12                                                                                          | 697                                                                                         | 503                                                                                         | 17                                                                                          | 382                                                                                                    | 140                                                                                                    | 2                                                                                                      | 371                                                                                                    | 299                                                                                                    | 2                                                                                                      |
| 30   | A&N Islands       | 1                                                                                           | 1                                                                                           | 0                                                                                           | 1                                                                                           | 1                                                                                           | 0                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                      | 1                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                      | 1                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                      |
| 31   | Chandigarh        | 1                                                                                           | 1                                                                                           | 0                                                                                           | 0                                                                                           | 1                                                                                           | 0                                                                                           | 2                                                                                                      | 2                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                      | 1                                                                                                      | 3                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                      |
| 32   | D&N Haveli        | 0                                                                                           | 0                                                                                           | 0                                                                                           | 0                                                                                           | 0                                                                                           | 0                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                      |
| 33   | Daman &Diu        | 0                                                                                           | 0                                                                                           | 0                                                                                           | 0                                                                                           | 0                                                                                           | 0                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                      |
| 34   | Delhi             | 12                                                                                          | 1                                                                                           | 0                                                                                           | 2                                                                                           | 1                                                                                           | 0                                                                                           | 17                                                                                                     | 1                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                      | 4                                                                                                      | 1                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                      |
| 35   | Lakshadweep       | 0                                                                                           | 0                                                                                           | 0                                                                                           | 0                                                                                           | 0                                                                                           | 0                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                      |
| 36   | Puducherry        | 0                                                                                           | 0                                                                                           | 0                                                                                           | 0                                                                                           | 0                                                                                           | 0                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                      |
|      | TOTAL UT(S)       | 14                                                                                          | 3                                                                                           | 0                                                                                           | 3                                                                                           | 3                                                                                           | 0                                                                                           | 19                                                                                                     | 4                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                      | 5                                                                                                      | 5                                                                                                      | 0 2                                                                                                    |
|      | TOTAL (ALL INDIA) | 948                                                                                         | 372                                                                                         | 12                                                                                          | 700                                                                                         | 506                                                                                         | 17                                                                                          | 401                                                                                                    | 144                                                                                                    | 2                                                                                                      | 376                                                                                                    | 304                                                                                                    |                                                                                                        |

Source: Crime in India

Note: The data for Sections 67 & 67A have been collected separately since 2017.

## LS.US.Q.NO.302 FOR 19.11.2019

## ANNEXURE-II

State/UT-wise Cases Reported (CR), Cases Chargesheeted (CCS), Cases Convicted(CON), Persons Arrested(PAR), Persons Chargesheeted(PCS), Persons Convicted(PCV) under Publishing or transmitting of material depicting children in Sexually explicit act in electronic form (Sec. 67B of IT Act) during 2015-2017

| SL    | State/UT          | 2015   | 2015   | 2015   | 2015   | 2015   |     |    |     |     |     |     | 2016   | 2016   | 2016    | 2016   | 2016   | 2016   |
|-------|-------------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|-----|----|-----|-----|-----|-----|--------|--------|---------|--------|--------|--------|
| SL    | State/UT          | CR     | CCS    | CON    | PAR    | PCS    | PCV | CR | CCS | CON | PAR | PCS | PCV    | CR     | CCS CON | PAR    | PCS    | PCV    |
| 1     | Andhra Pradesh    | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0   | 0  | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0      | 1 0    | 0       | 2      | 0      | 0      |
| 2     | Arunachal Pradesh | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0   | 0  | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0      | 0 0    | 0       | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 3     | Assam             | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0   | 0  | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0      | 8 1    | 0       | 8      | 1      | 0      |
| 4     | Bihar             | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0   | 0  | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0 0 | 0      | 0      | 0       | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 5     | Chhattisgarh      | 3      | 2      | 0      | 2      | 2      | 0   | 0  | 0   | 1   | 0   | 0 1 | 0      | 0      | 0       | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 6     | Goa               | 0      | 1      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0   | 0  | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0 0 | 0      | 0      | 0       | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 7     | Gujarat           | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0   | 1  | 1   | 0   | 1   | 1 0 | 1      | 0      | 0       | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 8     | Haryana           | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0   | 0  | 0   | 0   | 0 0 | 0   | 0      | 0      | 0       | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 9     | Himachal Pradesh  | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0   | 0  | 0   | 0   | 0 0 | 0   | 3      | 0      | 0       | 3      | 0      | 0      |
| 10    | Jammu &Kashmir    | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0   | 1  | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0 0 | 0      | 0      | 0       | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 11    | Jharkhand         | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0   | 0  | 0   | 0   | 0 0 | 0   |        | 0 0    | 0       | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 12    | Karnataka         | 1      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0   | 2  | 0   | 0   | 1   | 0 0 | 0      | 0      | 0       | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 13    | Kerala            | 1      | 1      | 2      | 1      | 1      | 2   | 1  | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0 0 | 1      | 0      | 0       | 2      | 0      | 0      |
| 14    | Madhya Pradesh    | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0   | 0  | 0   | 0   | 0 0 | 0   | 7      | 3      | 0       | 5      | 5      | 0      |
| 15    | Maharashtra       | 1      | 0      | 0      | 1      | 0      | 0   | 3  | 1   | 0   | 4   | 1 0 | 1      | 1      | 0       | 4      | 4      | 0      |
| 16    | Manipur           | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0   | 0  | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0 0 | 0      | 0      | 0       | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 17    | Meghalaya         | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0   | 0  | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0 0 | 0      | 0      | 0       | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 18    | Mizoram           | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0   | 0  | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0 0 | 0      | 0      | 0       | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 19    | Nagaland          | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0   | 0  | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0 0 | 0      | 0      | 0       | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 20    | Odisha            | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0   | 0  | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0 0 | 0      |        | 0 0     | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 21    | Punjab            | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0   | 0  | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0 0 | 1      | 1      | 0       | 0      | 1      | 0      |
| 22    | Rajasthan         | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0   | 3  | 1   | 0   | 3   | 3 0 | 2      | 1      | 0       | 1      | 1      | 0      |
| 23    | Sikkim            | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0   | 0  | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0 0 | 0      | 0      | 0       | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 24    | Tamil Nadu        | 1      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0   | 0  | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0 0 |        | 2      | 0 0     | 1      | 0      | 0      |
| 25    | Telangana         | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0   | 0  | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0 0 | 0      | 0      | 0       | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 26    | Tripura           | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0   | 0  | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0 0 | 0      | 0      | 0       | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 27    | Uttar Pradesh     | 1      | 1      | 0      | 3      | 3      | 0   | 5  | 3   | 0   | 5   | 4 0 | 16     | 5      | 0       | 9      | 6      | 0      |
| 28    | Uttarakhand       | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0   | 0  | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0 0 | 0      | 0      | 0       | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 29    | West Bengal       | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0   | 0  | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0      | 0      | 0 0     | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| TOTAL | STATE(S)          | 8      | 5      | 2      | 7      | 6      | 2   | 16 | 6   | 1   | 14  | 9 1 | 43     | 12     | 0       | 35     | 18     | 0      |
| 30    | A&N Islands       | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0   | 0  | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0 0 | 0      | 0      | 0       | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 31    | Chandigarh        | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0   | 0  | 0   | 0   | 0 0 | 0   | 0      | 0      | 0       | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 32    | D&NHaveli         | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0   | 0  | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0 0 |        | 0      | 0       | 0      | 0 0    | 0      |
| 33    | Daman &Diu        | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0   | 0  | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0 0 | 0      | 0      | 0       | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 34    | Delhi             | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0   | 1  | 0   | 0   | 1   | 0 0 | 3      | 0      | 0       | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 35    | Lakshadweep       | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0   | 0  | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0 0 |        | 0      | 0       | 0      | 0 0    | 0      |
|       | Puducherry        | 0      | 0      | 0      |        |        |     |    |     | 0   |     | 0   |        |        |         | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 36    |                   |        |        |        | 0      | 0      | 0   | 0  | 0   |     | 0   | 0   |        | 0      | 0       | 0      |        |        |
|       | TOTAL UT(S)       | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0   | 1  | 0   | 0   | 1   | 0   | 0 3    | 0      | 0       | 0      | 0      | 0      |
|       | TOTAL (ALL INDIA) | 8      | 5      | 2      | 7      | 6      | 2   | 17 | 6   | 1   | 15  | 9 1 | 46     |        | 12      | 0 35   | 18     | 0      |

Source: Crime in India

## LS.US.Q.NO.302 FOR 19.11.2019

## ANNEXURE-III

State/UT-wise Cases Reported (CR), Cases Chargesheeted (CCS), Cases Convicted(CON), Persons Arrested(PAR), Persons Chargesheeted(PCS), Persons Convicted(PCV) under Sections 14&15 of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) r/w other sections of IPC/SLL during 2015-2017

| SL     | State/UT               | 2015   | 2015   | 2015   | 2015   | 2015   |     |     |     |     |     |         | 2016   | 2016   | 2016   | 2016   | 2016   | 2016   |
|--------|------------------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|---------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
| SL     | State/UT               | CR     | CCS    | CON    | PAR    | PCS    | PCV | CR  | CCS | CON | PAR | PCS     | PCV    | CR CCS | CON    | PAR    | PCS    | PCV    |
| 1      | Andhra Pradesh         | 11     | 4      | 0      | 4      | 4      | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0       | 0 0    | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 2      | Arunachal Pradesh      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0       | 0      | 0 0    | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 3      | Assam                  | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0 0     | 3      | 2      | 0      | 3      | 2      | 0      |
| 4      | Bihar                  | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0 0     | 26     | 5      | 0      | 27     | 7      | 0      |
| 5      | Chhattisgarh           | 26     | 24     | 0      | 26     | 24     | 0   | 1   | 3   | 0   | 1   | 3 0     | 6      | 6      | 3      | 7      | 7      | 3      |
| 6      | Goa                    | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0 0     | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 7      | Gujarat                | 1      | 2      | 0      | 1      | 2      | 0   | 1   | 1   | 0   | 2   | 2 0     | 1      | 1      | 0      | 1      | 1      | 0      |
| 8      | Haryana                | 3      | 1      | 0      | 1      | 1      | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0 0     | 2      | 1      | 0      | 1      | 1      | 0      |
| 9      | Himachal Pradesh       | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0 0     | 0      | 5      | 0      | 5      | 5      | 0      |
| 10     | Jammu &Kashmir         | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0 0     | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 11     | Jharkhand              | 17     | 17     | 17     | 17 17  |        | 17  | 19  | 8   | 0   | 18  | 8 0     | 24     | 8      | 2      | 17     | 17     | 2      |
| 12     | Karnataka              | 7      | 4      | 0      | 7      | 4      | 0   | 3   | 4   | 0   | 4   | 6 0     | 47     | 38     | 3      | 72     | 54     | 4      |
| 13     | Kerala                 | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0   | 4   | 1   | 0   | 4   | 1 0     | 109    | 76     | 10     | 166    | 72     | 10     |
| 14     | Madhya Pradesh         | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0 0     | 8      | 6      | 0      | 11     | 11     | 0      |
| 15     | Maharashtra            | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0   | 1   | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0 0     | 9      | 11     | 0      | 14     | 13     | 0      |
| 16     | Manipur                | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0 0     | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 17     | Meghalaya              | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0 0     | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 18     | Mizoram                | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0   | 1   | 1   | 1   | 1   | 1 1     | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 19     | Nagaland               | 1      | 0      | 0      | 1      | 0      | 0   | 0   | 1   | 0   | 0   | 1 0     | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 20     | Odisha                 | 1      | 1      | 0      | 1      | 1      | 0   | 1   | 1   | 0   | 1   | 1 0     |        | 8 22   | 3      | 22     | 22     | 3      |
| 21     | Punjab                 | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0   | 1   | 0 0     | 32     | 36     | 0      | 32     | 45     | 0      |
| 22     | Rajasthan              | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0   | 3   | 2   | 0   | 2   | 2 0     | 84     | 64     | 1      | 84     | 84     | 2      |
| 23     | Sikkim                 | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0 0     | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 24     | Tamil Nadu             | 8      | 10     | 0      | 8      | 10     | 0   | 9   | 4   | 0   | 9   | 4 0     | 8      |        | 8 1    | 13     | 16     | 1      |
| 25     | Telangana              | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0 0     | 1      | 1      | 0      | 5      | 1      | 0      |
| 26     | Tripura                | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0 0     | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 27     | Uttar Pradesh          | 19     | 19     | 3      | 36     | 32     | 6   | 2   | 2   | 1   | 4   | 4 1     | 4      | 1      | 4      | 4      | 4      | 11     |
| 28     | Uttarakhand            | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0 0     | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 29     | West Bengal            | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0   | 2   | 5   | 0   | 18  | 18 0    |        | 2 12   | 0      | 1      | 12     | 0      |
| TOTAL  | STATE(S)               | 94     | 82     | 20     | 102    | 95     | 23  | 47  | 33  | 2   | 65  | 51 2    | 374    | 303    | 27     | 485    | 374    | 36     |
| 30 A&N | Islands                | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0 0     | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 31     | Chandigarh             | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0 0 | 0       | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 32     | D&NHaveli              | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0 0     |        | 0      | 0      | 0 0    | 0      | 0      |
| 33     | Daman &Diu             | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0 0     | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 34     |                        | 0      | 0      | 0      | 5      |        | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0 0     | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |        |
|        | Delhi                  |        |        |        |        | 0      |     |     |     |     | 0   |         |        |        |        | 0      |        | 0      |
| 35 36  | Lakshadweep Puducherry | 0 0    | 0 0    | 0 0    | 0 0    | 0      | 0 0 | 0 0 | 0 0 | 0 0 | 0   | 0 0 0 0 | 0      | 0      | 0 0 0  | 0 0    | 0 0    | 0 0    |
|        | TOTAL UT(S)            | 0      | 0      | 0      | 5      | 0      | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0 0     | 0      |        | 0      | 0 0    | 0      | 0      |
|        | TOTAL (ALL             | 94     |        |        |        | 0      |     |     |     | 2   | 65  |         |        | 303    | 27     | 485    | 374    | 36     |
|        | INDIA)                 |        | 82     | 20     | 107    | 95     | 23  | 47  | 33  |     |     | 51 2    | 374    |        |        |        |        |        |

Source: Crime in India