Lok Sabha Question No. 2324 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-03
Subject: POCSO Act
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: P.P. Chaudhary

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2324

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 03 rd  DECEMBER, 2019/ AGRAHAYANA 12, 1941 (SAKA)

POCSO ACT

2324. SHRI P.P. CHAUDHARY:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  Government  has  taken  a  note  of  the  fact  that  according  to  the National Crime Records Bureau, 2017 report, large number of cases of child rape are not registered under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act;

(b) if so, the reasons for the same;

(c) the number of cases under POCSO that have been registered and disposed of year-wise and State-wise, including Rajasthan; and

(d)  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  ensure  better  implementation  of  the POCSO Act?

ANSWER

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

(a) to (b) National  Crime  Records  Bureau  (NCRB)  compiles  and  publishes information on crimes as reported by States/UTs in its publication 'Crime in India'. This includes cases of rape (Sec 376 IPC) under the head 'Crime against Children' as well as cases reported under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) Act, 2012.

## LS.US.Q.NO. 2324 FOR 03.12.2019

(c)  As  per  latest  published  NCRB  Report  of  2017 details  of  Cases  Reported  (CR), Cases  Chargesheeted  (CCS),  Cases  Convicted  (CON),  Cases  in  which  Trials Completed  (CTC)  under  POCSO  Act,  2012  during  2017  State/UT-wise  (including Rajasthan) are given in Annexure-I.

(d)  'Police' and 'Public Order' are State subjects under the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India. The responsibilities to maintain law and order, protection of life  and  property  of  the  citizens  including  children  in  distress  rests  with  the respective  State  Governments.  The  State  Governments  are  competent  to  deal with such offences under the extant provisions of law.

The POCSO Act has been amended in order to make it more effective in dealing with cases of child sexual abuse in the country. Additionally the Government has taken various steps from time to time to create awareness of the provisions of the POCSO  Act  through  electronic  and  print  media,  consultations,  workshops  and training programmes with stakeholders concerned. Further, National Commission for Protection of Child Rights and State Commissions for Protection of Child Rights are also mandated to monitor the implementation of the POCSO Act.

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## ANNEXURE-I

## LS.US.Q.NO. 2324 FOR 03.12.2019

State/UT-wise Cases Reported (CR), Cases Chargesheeted (CCS), Cases Convicted (CON), Cases in which Trials Completed (CTC) under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 during 2017

|            |                   | 2017   | 2017   | 2017   | 2017   |
|------------|-------------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
| SL         | State/UT          | CR     | CCS    | CON    | CTC    |
| 1          | Andhra Pradesh    | 378    | 295    | 8      | 86     |
| 2          | Arunachal Pradesh | 14     | 4      | 0      | 0      |
| 3          | Assam             | 1149   | 733    | 52     | 167    |
| 4          | Bihar             | 1356   | 809    | 34     | 69     |
| 5          | Chhattisgarh      | 1676   | 1576   | 345    | 1008   |
| 6          | Goa               | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 7          | Gujarat           | 1697   | 1712   | 12     | 123    |
| 8          | Haryana           | 1139   | 941    | 183    | 584    |
| 9          | Himachal Pradesh  | 8      | 12     | 1      | 1      |
| 10         | Jammu & Kashmir*  | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 11         | Jharkhand         | 385    | 230    | 17     | 45     |
| 12         | Karnataka         | 1956   | 1975   | 122    | 611    |
| 13         | Kerala            | 1169   | 892    | 33     | 103    |
| 14         | Madhya Pradesh    | 1569   | 1510   | 284    | 905    |
| 15         | Maharashtra       | 5248   | 4507   | 498    | 1839   |
| 16         | Manipur           | 29     | 32     | 3      | 3      |
| 17         | Meghalaya         | 242    | 151    | 5      | 6      |
| 18         | Mizoram           | 194    | 186    | 48     | 69     |
| 19         | Nagaland          | 41     | 37     | 9      | 14     |
| 20         | Odisha            | 249    | 436    | 11     | 215    |
| 21         | Punjab            | 489    | 384    | 60     | 255    |
| 22         | Rajasthan         | 1180   | 905    | 89     | 202    |
| 23         | Sikkim            | 87     | 93     | 19     | 29     |
| 24         | Tamil Nadu        | 1587   | 1642   | 154    | 785    |
| 25         | Telangana         | 1632   | 1061   | 31     | 301    |
| 26         | Tripura           | 139    | 132    | 19     | 43     |
| 27         | Uttar Pradesh     | 4895   | 4079   | 819    | 1133   |
| 28         | Uttarakhand       | 191    | 146    | 17     | 21     |
| 29         | West Bengal       | 2131   | 1723   | 39     | 217    |
|            | TOTAL STATE(S)    | 30830  | 26203  | 2912   | 8834   |
| 30         | A&N Islands       | 65     | 75     | 1      | 24     |
| 31         | Chandigarh        | 3      | 2      | 0      | 1      |
| 32         | D&N Haveli        | 12     | 6      | 3      | 13     |
| 33         | Daman & Diu       | 5      | 3      | 0      | 0      |
| 34         | Delhi             | 1623   | 1714   | 104    | 225    |
| 35         | Lakshadweep       | 4      | 4      | 0      | 0      |
| 36         | Puducherry        | 66     | 56     | 0      | 0      |
|            | TOTAL UT(S)       | 1778   | 1860   | 108    | 263    |
| TOTAL (ALL | INDIA)            | 32608  | 28063  | 3020   | 9097   |

Source: Crime in India

*Now UT of Jammu & Kashmir and UT of Laddakh