Lok Sabha Question No. 486 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-05
Subject: Fast Track Courts
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: Pradeep Kumar Singh, Gitaben Vajesingbhai Rathva, Parbatbhai Savabhai Patel, Naranbhai Bhikhabhai Kachhadiya

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

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## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. +486

TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 5 th  FEBRUARY, 2020

## Fast Track Courts

- +486. SHRI PRADEEP KUMAR SINGH:

SHRIMATI RATHVA GITABEN VAJESINGBHAI: SHRI PARBATBHAI  SAVABHAI PATEL: SHRI NARANBHAI  KACHHADIYA:

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

- (a)  whether  number  of  crimes  against  women  is  increasing  in  India  for  which  not  only strict law but fast judicial process is also necessary;
- (b) if so, whether Government has established fast track courts in the country for this purpose;
- (c) whether the said courts are operating smoothly in all States, if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether all States are covered under these courts and the number of such courts, if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) whether the said courts are able to provide justice, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to  (e):  A  comparison  of  Crime  rate  of  various  Crime  heads  on  Crimes  against women in the  last  three  years  shows  no  uniform  trend.  To  ensure  strict  law,  the Union of India has enacted the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2012 and 2018. As a measure of fast judicial process for dealing specific natured cases viz. cases of heinous  nature,  cases  pertaining  to  women,  children,  senior  citizen  and  other vulnerable sections and civil cases of property disputes pending for more than five years,  the  proposal  of  Union  of  India  for  setting  up  of  1800  Fast  Track  Courts

(FTCs) at the cost of Rs. 4144 crore during 2015-20 had been endorsed by the 14 th Finance  Commission.    The  Commission  urged  State  Governments  to  utilise enhanced fiscal space provided through tax devolution (32% to 42%).  At present there are 828 numbers of FTCs functional in the country.  The status of FTCs as on 31.12.2019 is given at Annexure -I

In furtherance to the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, the Union of India has finalized a scheme in August 2019 for setting up of 1023 Fast Track Special Courts (FTSCs) across the Country for expeditious disposal of cases related to rape and Prevention of Children against Sexual Offenses (POCSO) Act. Accordingly, States/UTs Government have been communicated. 26 States/UTs have consented and joined the Scheme in favour of whom Central share amounting to Rs. 99.35625 Cr. have been released till date. Status of FTSCs is given at Annexure-II.

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## Annexure-I Referred in Reply to Lok Sabha Question No. +486 for 05/02/2020

| Status of Fast Track Court as on 31/12/2019   | Status of Fast Track Court as on 31/12/2019   | Status of Fast Track Court as on 31/12/2019   | Status of Fast Track Court as on 31/12/2019                | Status of Fast Track Court as on 31/12/2019           | Status of Fast Track Court as on 31/12/2019        | Status of Fast Track Court as on 31/12/2019   |
|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
| S.NO.                                         | Updation as on 31.12.2019                     | NO. OF Court                                  | Number of Cases at the beginning of Quarter (01.10.2019 to | Number of Cases registered during Quarter (01.10.2019 | NO. OF CASES                                       | NO. OF CASES                                  |
|                                               | NAME OF THE STATES/UTS                        | Functional 2019.                              | 31.12.2019)                                                | to 31.12.2019)                                        | disposed during Quarter (01.10.2019 to 31.12.2019) | PENDING AS ON 31.12.2019                      |
| 1                                             | Andhra Pradesh, Amravati                      | 21                                            | 6555                                                       | 635                                                   | 427                                                | 6763                                          |
| 2                                             | Guwahati High Court                           | 0                                             | 0                                                          | 0                                                     | 0                                                  | 0                                             |
| i                                             | Assam                                         | 19                                            | 8144                                                       | 1283                                                  | 1319                                               | 8108                                          |
| ii                                            | Arunachal Pradesh                             | 0                                             | 0                                                          | 0                                                     | 0                                                  | 0                                             |
| iii                                           | Mizoram                                       | 2                                             | 161                                                        | 72                                                    | 79                                                 | 154                                           |
| iv                                            | Nagaland                                      | 0                                             | 0                                                          | 0                                                     | 0                                                  | 0                                             |
| 3                                             | Bombay High Court                             | 91                                            | 91118                                                      | 46152                                                 | 29779                                              | 107491                                        |
| i                                             | Goa                                           | 0                                             | 0                                                          | 0                                                     | 0                                                  | 0                                             |
| ii                                            | Daman & Diu                                   | 0                                             | 0                                                          | 0                                                     | 0                                                  | 0                                             |
| iii                                           | Dadar & Nagar Haveli                          | 0                                             | 0                                                          | 0                                                     | 0                                                  | 0                                             |
| 4                                             | Chhattisgarh                                  | 38                                            | 5030                                                       | 2848                                                  | 996                                                | 6882                                          |
| 5                                             | Calcutta High Court(WB+A&N)                   | 88                                            | 48580                                                      | 4214                                                  | 3071                                               | 49723                                         |
| 6                                             | Delhi                                         | 10                                            | 4024                                                       | 412                                                   | 226                                                | 4210                                          |
| 7                                             | Gujarat                                       | 0                                             | 0                                                          | 0                                                     | 0                                                  | 0                                             |
| 8                                             | Punjab & Haryna High Court                    |                                               |                                                            |                                                       |                                                    |                                               |
| i                                             | Haryana                                       | 6                                             | 863                                                        | 223                                                   | 162                                                | 924                                           |
| ii                                            | Punjab                                        | 0                                             | 0                                                          | 0                                                     | 0                                                  | 0                                             |
| iii                                           | Chandigarh                                    | 0                                             | 0                                                          | 0                                                     | 0                                                  | 0                                             |
| 9                                             | Patna                                         | 57                                            | 21483                                                      | 2616                                                  | 1789                                               | 20774                                         |
| 10                                            | Himachal Pradesh                              | 0                                             | 0                                                          | 0                                                     | 0                                                  | 0                                             |
| 11                                            | Jammu & Kashmir                               | 5                                             | 851                                                        | 45                                                    | 20                                                 | 876                                           |

| 12   | Jharkhand                             |   0 |   4471 |    452 |    430 |   4632 |
|------|---------------------------------------|-----|--------|--------|--------|--------|
| 13   | Kerala                                |   0 |      0 |      0 |      0 |      0 |
| i    | Lakshadweep                           |   0 |      0 |      0 |      0 |      0 |
| 14   | Karnataka                             |   0 |      0 |      0 |      0 |      0 |
| 15   | Madhya Pradesh                        |   0 |      0 |      0 |      0 |      0 |
| 16   | Manipur                               |   4 |    213 |     16 |     19 |    210 |
| 17   | Meghalaya                             |   0 |      0 |      0 |      0 |      0 |
| 18   | Odisha                                |   0 |      0 |      0 |      0 |      0 |
| 19   | Rajasthan                             |   0 |      0 |      0 |      0 |      0 |
| 20   | Sikkim                                |   1 |      7 |      7 |      8 |      6 |
| 21   | Tamil Nadu High Court(TN+Pudducherry) |  74 |   5762 |    962 |    688 |   6036 |
| 22   | Tripura                               |  11 |    849 |    100 |     38 |    937 |
| 23   | Telangana                             |  29 |  11226 |   3666 |   4942 |   9950 |
| 24   | Uttar Pradesh                         | 368 | 417744 |  58417 |  71034 | 405127 |
| 25   | Uttrakhand                            |   4 |      0 |    650 |     83 |    567 |
|      | Total                                 | 828 | 627081 | 122770 | 115110 | 633370 |

## Annexure-II referred in reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. +486 for 05.02.2020 Status of Fast Track Special Courts (FTSCs) as on date

| Sl No.   | States/UTs     |   Total No. of FTSCs in the State/UT as per the Scheme |   Total cost @ Rs.0.75 cr |   State share in cr |   Central share in cr | Funds released so far Rs. in Cr.   |
|----------|----------------|--------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|------------------------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh |                                                     18 |                     13.5  |               5.4   |                 8.1   | 0.3                                |
| 2        | Bihar          |                                                     54 |                     40.5  |              16.2   |                24.3   | 2.025                              |
| 3        | Chhattisgarh   |                                                     15 |                     11.25 |               4.5   |                 6.75  | 1.6875                             |
| 4        | West Bengal    |                                                    123 |                     92.25 |              36.9   |                55.35  |                                    |
| 5        | A&NIslands     |                                                      1 |                      0.75 |               0     |                 0.75  |                                    |
| 6        | Delhi          |                                                     16 |                     12    |               4.8   |                 7.2   | 0.9 + 0.9                          |
| 7        | Gujarat        |                                                     35 |                     26.25 |              10.5   |                15.75  | 3.9375                             |
| 8        | Assam          |                                                     27 |                     20.25 |               2.025 |                18.225 | 0.5625 + 1.125                     |
| 9        | Aru. Pradesh   |                                                      3 |                      2.25 |               0.225 |                 2.025 |                                    |
| 10       | Mizoram        |                                                      3 |                      2.25 |               0.225 |                 2.025 | 0.50625                            |
| 11       | Nagaland       |                                                      1 |                      0.75 |               0.075 |                 0.675 | 0.3375                             |
| 12       | Maharashtra    |                                                    138 |                    103.5  |              41.4   |                62.1   | 31.05                              |
| 13       | Goa            |                                                      2 |                      1.5  |               0.6   |                 0.9   |                                    |
| 14       | Hima. Pradesh  |                                                      6 |                      4.5  |               0.45  |                 4.05  | 0.16875                            |
| 15       | J&K            |                                                      4 |                      3    |               0.3   |                 2.7   |                                    |
| 16       | Jharkhand      |                                                     22 |                     16.5  |               6.6   |                 9.9   | 4.95                               |
| 17       | Karnataka      |                                                     31 |                     23.25 |               9.3   |                13.95  | 6.975                              |
| 18       | Kerala         |                                                     56 |                     42    |              16.8   |                25.2   | 6.3                                |
| 19       | Madhya Pradesh |                                                     67 |                     50.25 |              20.1   |                30.15  | 15.075                             |
| 20       | Manipur        |                                                      2 |                      1.5  |               0.15  |                 1.35  | 0.675                              |
| 21       | Meghalaya      |                                                      5 |                      3.75 |               0.375 |                 3.375 | 0.28125                            |
| 22       | Odisha         |                                                     45 |                     33.75 |              13.5   |                20.25  | 5.4                                |
| 23       | Punjab         |                                                     12 |                      9    |               3.6   |                 5.4   | 1.35                               |
| 24       | Haryana        |                                                     16 |                     12    |               4.8   |                 7.2   | 1.8                                |
| 25       | Chandigarh     |                                                      1 |                      0.75 |               0     |                 0.75  | 0.1875                             |
| 26       | Rajasthan      |                                                     45 |                     33.75 |              13.5   |                20.25  | 5.85                               |
| 27       | Tamil Nadu     |                                                     14 |                     10.5  |               4.2   |                 6.3   | 0.525                              |
| 28       | Tripura        |                                                      3 |                      2.25 |               0.225 |                 2.025 | 1.0125                             |
| 29       | Telangana      |                                                     36 |                     27    |              10.8   |                16.2   | 1.35                               |
| 30       | Uttar Pradesh  |                                                    218 |                    163.5  |              65.4   |                98.1   | 2.775                              |
| 31       | Uttarakhand    |                                                      4 |                      3    |               0.3   |                 2.7   | 1.35                               |
|          | Total          |                                                   1023 |                    767.25 |             293.25  |               474     | 99.35625                           |