Lok Sabha Question No. 1354 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-18
Subject: Crime by Juveniles
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: LAXMI NARAYAN YADAV, MANSUKHBHAI DHANJIBHAI VASAVA, REKHA ARUN VERMA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †1354

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 18 TH  DECEMBER, 2018/ AGRAHAYANA 27, 1940 (SAKA)

## CRIME BY JUVENILES

†1354.     SHRI LAXMI NARAYAN YADAV: SHRI MANSUKHBHAI DHANJIBHAI VASAVA: SHRIMATI REKHA VERMA:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether incidents of crime by juveniles has increased in the country;
- (b) if so, the total number of such cases filed during the last three years, State-wise;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  has  conducted  any  study  to  ascertain  the reasons for such growth, if so, the details and outcome thereof;
- (d)  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  check  the  involvement  of juveniles in crimes and to wean them away from such activities along with the extent of success achieved in this regard;
- (e) whether the Government proposes to start a new education system to build model character of the youth in the country so as to check juvenile crimes and if so, the details thereof; and
- (f) the remedial measures taken by the Government to check such crimes and to rehabilitate the children having criminal records?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI HANSRAJ GANGARAM AHIR)

(a) & (b): As  reported  in  the  latest  publish  report  of  the  National  Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), the number of cases registered against juveniles in the country during the years 2014, 2015 and 2016 are 38,455, 33,433 and 35,849 respectively, which shows a mixed trend. State/UT wise details are given in Annexure.

## L.S.US.Q.NO.1354 FOR 18.12.2018

(c): Bureau  of  Police  Research  &  Development  sponsored  a  research study  titled  'A  study  of  the  Causal  Factors  Leading  Juveniles  to  be  in Conflict  with  the  Law  in  Tamil  Nadu:  Sociological  Perspective'  in  2014. The study revealed that main factors responsible for deviant behavior on the part of children are restrictive family type, poverty, broken homes, peer influence, uncongenial family environment, unsupervised by their parents, low level of education, drinking habits, smoking habits and immorality etc.

(d) to (f): '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  rest  with  the  respective  State Governments.  The  Juvenile  Justice  (Care  and  Protection  of  Children) Act, 2000  provides  for  reformative  care  in  case  of  children/juveniles  in conflict  with  law  including  measures  for  rehabilitation  and  reintegration. The Ministry of Women and Child Development is implementing a Centrally Sponsored Scheme, namely, Integrated Child Protection Scheme (ICPS) for rehabilitation  and  reintegration  of  children  in  difficult  circumstances, under which there is a provision of Counselor in Observation Homes. These Counselors provide counseling services to children in conflict with law and children  in  need  of  care  and  protection  as  well  as  for  their  parents  and families. The Act and the Central Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of

## L.S.US.Q.NO.1354 FOR 18.12.2018

Children) Model Rules, 2016 provide for setting up a network of services and  structures  for  ensuring  the  well  being  and  rehabilitation  of  such children, which includes Juvenile Justice Boards, Special Juvenile Police Units,  State  and  District  Child  Protection  Units,  Homes  of  various  types and non-institutional  care  through  adoption,  foster-care  and  sponsorship. These  measures  also  intend  main-streaming  of  children  in  conflict  with law.  The  State  Governments/UT  Administrations  are  entrusted  with  the responsibility for implementation of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000 and Rules made there under.

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State/UT-wise Cases Registered against juveniles (CR), Juneviles Apprehended (JUVAPP) Under Juveniles in Conflict with Law during 2014-2016

| SL    | State/UT                |                             |                             |                                  |                                  |           | 2015      | 2015                               | 2015                               | 2015             | 2015             | 2015    |         |                             |                             |                             |                             |                             |                             |                             |                             |
|-------|-------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|-----------|-----------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------|------------------|---------|---------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
| SL    | State/UT                | Total Cognizable IPC Crimes | Total Cognizable IPC Crimes | 2014 Total Cognizable SLL Crimes | 2014 Total Cognizable SLL Crimes | Total IPC | Total IPC | Total Cognizable Crimes Cognizable | Total Cognizable Crimes Cognizable | Total SLL Crimes | Total SLL Crimes | Total   | Total   | Total Cognizable IPC Crimes | Total Cognizable IPC Crimes | Total Cognizable SLL Crimes | Total Cognizable SLL Crimes | Total Cognizable SLL Crimes | Total Cognizable SLL Crimes | Total Cognizable SLL Crimes | Total Cognizable SLL Crimes |
| SL    | State/UT                | CR                          | JUVAPP CR                   | JUVAPP                           | CR                               | JUVAPP    | CR        | TOTJ UV                            | CR                                 | TOTJU V          | CR               | JUVAP P | CR      | TOTJUV                      | CR                          | TOTJUV                      | CR                          | JUVAPP                      | JUVAPP                      | JUVAPP                      | JUVAPP                      |
| 1     | Andhra Pradesh          | 871                         | 1002 12                     | 16                               | 883                              | 1018      | 1002      | 1350                               | 13                                 | 21               | 1015             | 1371    | 802     | 1215                        | 7                           | 14                          | 809                         | 1229                        | 1229                        | 1229                        | 1229                        |
| 2     | Arunachal Pradesh       | 77                          | 4                           | 6                                | 81                               | 126       | 62        | 145                                | 4                                  | 11               | 66               | 156     | 56      | 78                          | 1                           | 2                           | 57                          | 80                          | 80                          | 80                          | 80                          |
| 3     | Assam                   | 466                         | 120 531                     | 22                               | 487                              | 553       | 580       | 685                                | 44                                 | 49               | 624              | 734     | 403     | 446                         | 33                          | 34                          | 436                         | 480                         | 480                         | 480                         | 480                         |
| 4     | Bihar                   | 4044                        | 21 327                      | 604                              | 4371                             | 6404      | 1562      | 1573                               | 96                                 | 101              | 1658             | 1674    | 2169    | 2443                        | 166                         | 183                         | 2335                        | 2626                        | 2626                        | 2626                        | 2626                        |
| 5     | Chhattisgarh            | 1611                        | 5800 1916                   | 90                               | 1691                             | 2006      | 1788      | 2111                               | 126                                | 179              | 1914             | 2290    | 1834    | 2262                        | 119                         | 132                         | 1953                        | 2394                        | 2394                        | 2394                        | 2394                        |
| 6     | Goa                     | 63                          | 80 110 1                    | 3                                | 64                               | 113       | 27        | 34                                 | 1                                  | 1                | 28               | 35      | 21      | 26                          | 0                           | 0                           | 21                          | 26                          | 26                          | 26                          | 26                          |
| 7     | Gujarat                 | 1595                        | 2785                        | 2807                             | 4380                             | 4647      | 1356      | 1733                               | 221                                | 224              | 1577             | 1957    | 1561    | 1954                        | 120                         | 131                         | 1681                        | 2085                        | 2085                        | 2085                        | 2085                        |
| 8     | Haryana                 | 994                         | 1840 1123 47                | 58                               | 1041                             | 1181      | 1012      | 1238                               | 86                                 | 95               | 1098             | 1333    | 1051    | 1218                        | 135                         | 140                         | 1186                        | 1358                        | 1358                        | 1358                        | 1358                        |
| 9     | Himachal Pradesh        | 262                         | 328 10                      | 14                               | 272                              | 342       | 186       | 228                                | 9                                  | 13               | 195              | 241     | 194     | 251                         | 10                          | 12                          | 204                         | 263                         | 263                         | 263                         | 263                         |
| 10    | Jammu & Kashmir         | 100                         | 137 2                       | 2                                | 102                              | 139       | 176       | 244                                | 5                                  | 5                | 181              | 249     | 188     | 309                         | 10                          | 10                          | 198                         | 319                         | 319                         | 319                         | 319                         |
| 11    | Jharkhand               | 145                         | 164 5                       | 9                                | 150                              | 173       | 112       | 112                                | 12                                 | 12               | 124              | 124     | 126     | 124                         | 14                          | 18                          | 140                         | 142                         | 142                         | 142                         | 142                         |
| 12    | Karnataka               | 376                         | 607 36                      | 33                               | 412                              | 640       | 398       | 636                                | 48                                 | 56               | 446              | 692     | 436     | 601                         | 17                          | 26                          | 453                         | 627                         | 627                         | 627                         | 627                         |
| 13    | Kerala                  | 1069                        | 1432 134                    | 143                              | 1203                             | 1575      | 1177      | 1570                               | 221                                | 223              | 1398             | 1793    | 553     | 967                         | 75                          | 93                          | 628                         | 1060                        | 1060                        | 1060                        | 1060                        |
| 14    | Madhya Pradesh          | 6346                        | 7607 166                    | 195                              | 6512                             | 7802      | 6320      | 7586                               | 263                                | 284              | 6583             | 7870    | 7219    | 8303                        | 150                         | 161                         | 7369                        | 8464                        | 8464                        | 8464                        | 8464                        |
| 15    | Maharashtra             | 5175                        | 6947 232                    | 281                              | 5407                             | 7228      | 5482      | 7123                               | 211                                | 247              | 5693             | 7370    | 6239    | 7400                        | 367                         | 312                         | 6606                        | 7712                        | 7712                        | 7712                        | 7712                        |
| 16    | Manipur                 | 20                          | 32 3                        | 4                                | 23                               | 36        | 13        | 21                                 | 4                                  | 4                | 17               | 25      | 6       | 8                           | 4                           | 4                           | 10                          | 12                          | 12                          | 12                          | 12                          |
| 17    | Meghalaya               | 120                         | 161 5                       | 8                                | 125                              | 169       | 96        | 125                                | 15                                 | 16               | 111              | 141     | 70      | 79                          | 14                          | 14                          | 84                          | 93                          | 93                          | 93                          | 93                          |
| 18    | Mizoram                 | 44                          | 52 0                        | 0                                | 44                               | 52        | 34        | 44                                 | 7                                  | 7                | 41               | 51      | 49      | 59                          | 4                           | 4                           | 53                          | 63                          | 63                          | 63                          | 63                          |
| 19    | Nagaland                | 9                           | 9 1                         | 1                                | 10                               | 10        | 14        | 30                                 | 3                                  | 3                | 17               | 33      | 16      | 23                          | 2                           | 2                           | 18                          | 25                          | 25                          | 25                          | 25                          |
| 20    | Odisha                  | 813                         | 1040 25                     | 37                               | 838                              | 1077      | 910       | 1069                               | 24                                 | 26               | 934              | 1095    | 977     | 1265                        | 17                          | 20                          | 994                         | 1285                        | 1285                        | 1285                        | 1285                        |
| 21    | Punjab                  | 253                         | 332 24                      |                                  | 277                              | 358       | 102       | 138                                | 9                                  | 10               | 111              | 148     | 103     | 141                         | 14                          | 16                          | 117                         | 157                         | 157                         | 157                         | 157                         |
| 22    | Rajasthan               | 2174                        | 2871 135                    | 26 170                           | 2309                             | 3041      | 2126      | 2734                               | 77                                 | 85               | 2203             | 2819    | 2181    | 2831                        | 92                          | 112                         | 2273                        | 2943                        | 2943                        | 2943                        | 2943                        |
| 23    | Sikkim                  | 19                          | 22 0                        | 0                                | 19                               | 22        | 36        | 36                                 | 5                                  | 5                | 41               | 41      | 25      | 37                          | 2                           | 2                           | 27                          | 39                          | 39                          | 39                          | 39                          |
| 24    | Tamil Nadu              | 945                         | 1185 604                    | 707                              | 1549                             | 1892      | 1483      | 2029                               | 331                                | 392              | 1814             | 2421    | 1687    | 2195                        | 530                         | 615                         | 2217                        | 2810                        | 2810                        | 2810                        | 2810                        |
| 25    | Telangana               | 912                         | 1039 19                     | 21                               | 931                              | 1060      | 1226      | 1412                               | 26                                 | 36               | 1252             | 1448    | 991     | 1173                        | 7                           | 9                           | 998                         | 1182                        | 1182                        | 1182                        | 1182                        |
| 26    | Tripura                 | 64                          | 78 0                        | 0                                | 64                               | 78        | 37        | 43                                 | 0                                  | 0                | 37               | 43      | 24      | 35                          | 1                           | 7                           | 25                          | 42                          | 42                          | 42                          | 42                          |
| 27    | Uttar Pradesh           | 1254                        | 1456 143                    | 143                              | 1397                             | 1599      | 958       | 1068                               | 48                                 | 52               | 1006             | 1120    | 1340    | 1489                        | 98                          | 98                          | 1438                        | 1587                        | 1587                        | 1587                        | 1587                        |
| 28 29 | Uttarakhand West Bengal | 122 1483                    | 173 1 1714 83               | 5 123                            | 123 1566                         | 178 1837  | 125 473   | 159 539                            | 2 89                               | 2 112            | 127 562          | 161 651 | 123 619 | 150 730                     | 1                           | 1 90                        | 124 108                     | 151 709                     | 838                         | 151 709                     | 151 709                     |
| 30    |                         |                             | 4905                        |                                  |                                  | 45356     |           |                                    |                                    |                  |                  |         |         |                             |                             |                             | 12                          |                             |                             |                             |                             |
|       | TOTAL STATE(S)          | 31426                       | 39828                       | 5528                             | 36331                            |           | 28873     | 3581 5                             | 2000                               | 2271             | 3087 3           | 38086   | 31063   | 37812                       | 2100                        | 2280                        | 33163                       | 40092                       | 40092                       | 40092                       | 40092                       |
|       | A & N Islands           | 13                          | 18 1                        | 1                                |                                  | 19        |           |                                    |                                    |                  |                  | 16      | 12      | 13                          | 0                           | 0                           |                             | 13                          | 13                          | 13                          | 13                          |
| 31    | Chandigarh              | 116                         | 165 0                       | 0                                | 14                               | 165       | 13        | 16 147                             | 0 0                                | 0 0              | 13               | 147     | 96      | 141                         | 0                           | 0                           |                             | 96 141                      | 96 141                      | 96 141                      | 96 141                      |
| 32    | D&N Haveli              | 6                           | 6 0                         | 0                                | 116 6                            | 6         | 100 15    | 18                                 | 2                                  | 2                | 100 17           | 20      | 0       | 9                           | 0                           | 1                           | 0                           | 10                          | 10                          | 10                          | 10                          |
| 34    |                         |                             | 3                           |                                  | 2                                |           | 3         | 3                                  |                                    |                  |                  | 3       | 7       |                             |                             | 0                           | 2499 0                      | 3808 0                      | 3808 0                      | 3808 0                      | 3808 0                      |
| 33    | Daman & Diu             | 2                           | 0                           | 0                                |                                  |           | 3         |                                    | 0                                  | 0                |                  | 3       |         | 8                           | 0                           |                             | 7                           | 8                           | 8                           | 8                           | 8                           |
|       | Delhi UT                | 1946                        | 2523 23                     | 24                               | 1969                             | 2547      | 2332      | 3003                               | 34                                 | 36               | 2366             | 3039    | 2452    | 3749                        | 47                          | 59                          |                             |                             |                             |                             |                             |
| 35 36 | Lakshadweep Puducherry  | 1 16                        | 1 0 22 0                    | 0 0                              | 1 16                             | 1 22      | 0 60      | 0 72                               | 0 1                                | 0 2              | 0 61             | 0 74    | 0 67    | 0 94                        | 5                           | 0 0 5                       | 72 2686                     | 99                          | 99                          | 99                          | 99                          |
|       | TOTAL UT(S) TOTAL (ALL  | 2100                        | 2738 24                     | 25                               | 2124                             | 2763      | 2523      | 3259                               | 37                                 | 40               | 2560             | 3299    | 2634    | 4014                        | 52                          | 65                          |                             | 4079                        | 4079                        | 4079                        | 4079                        |
|       |                         |                             |                             | 5553                             |                                  |           |           | 3907                               |                                    |                  | 3343             |         |         |                             |                             |                             |                             |                             |                             |                             |                             |
|       | INDIA)                  | 33526                       | 42566 4929                  |                                  | 38455                            | 48119     | 31396     | 4                                  | 2037                               | 2311             | 3                | 41385   | 33697   |                             | 41826                       | 2152                        | 2345                        | 35849                       | 44171                       |                             |                             |