Lok Sabha Question No. 3223 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-16
Subject: Pending Criminal Cases Against Women
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Aparajita Sarangi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3223

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 16 TH  MARCH, 2021/ PHALGUNA 25, 1942 (SAKA)

PENDING CRIMINAL CASES AGAINST WOMEN

3223. SHRIMATI APARAJITA SARANGI:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  conviction  rate  for  crime  against  women  during  the  last  five  years, State-wise;
- (b)  whether  the  conviction  rates  are  low  for  the  crime  against  women  in Odisha;
- (c) if so, the reasons observed for the same;
- (d)  the  pendency  rate  of  cases  concerning  crimes  against  women  for  each State during the said period;
- (e) whether the pendency of cases concerning crime against women has been steadily increasing in Odisha;
- (f) if so, the details thereof and the reasons observed for the same;
- (g)  whether  the  Government  intends  to  introduce  any  measures  to  ensure faster adjudication of cases concerning crime against women;
- (h) if so, the details thereof; and
- (i) the details of the measures undertaken by the Government to ensure timely adjudication of cases concerning gender-based violence ?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  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 of the citizens including investigation and

## L.S.US.Q.NO 3223 FOR 16.03.2021

prosecution of crime against children rest with the respective State Governments.  The  State  Governments  are  competent  to  deal  with  such offences under the extant provisions of laws. National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB)  compiles  and  publishes  statistical  data  on  crimes  in  its  publication 'Crime  in  India'.  Published  reports  are  available  till  the  year  2019.  As  per published  information,  State/  UT-wise  details  of  conviction  rate  for  crime against women, including for Odisha, and cases pending trial during the last five years are at Annexure-I and Annexure-II respectively.

(g) to (i): As per available information, the Department of Justice is implementing a scheme for setting up 1023 Fast Track Special Courts (FTSCs) in the country for expeditious trial and disposal of cases related to rape and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012.

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## Annexure I referred to in reply to unstarred question no 3223 for reply on 16 March 2021

State/UT-wise Conviction Rate (CVR) in Crimes against Women during 2015-2019

| SL   | State/UT          | 2015    | 2016    | 2017     | 2018    | 2019    |
|------|-------------------|---------|---------|----------|---------|---------|
| 1    | Andhra Pradesh    | CVR 8.4 | CVR 9.3 | CVR 10.3 | CVR 8.0 | CVR 8.1 |
| 2    | Arunachal Pradesh | 0.0     | 30.3    | 11.1     | 33.3    | 37.5    |
| 3    | Assam             | 9.5     | 7.2     | 9.4      | 3.4     | 4.4     |
| 4    | Bihar             | 13.7    | 18.6    | 18.4     | 28.0    | 16.0    |
| 5    | Chhattisgarh      | 44.2    | 27.2    | 34.4     | 34.2    | 32.3    |
| 6    | Goa               | 18.8    | 11.5    | 10.8     | 10.1    | 8.3     |
| 7    | Gujarat           | 2.7     | 3.4     | 3.1      | 3.8     | 5.9     |
| 8    | Haryana           | 18.1    | 13.4    | 15.4     | 17.1    | 16.1    |
| 9    | Himachal Pradesh  | 13.2    | 13.8    | 11.3     | 14.8    | 19.1    |
| 10   | Jammu& Kashmir*   | 4.7     | 4.1     | 5.1      | 5.2     | 3.4     |
| 11   | Jharkhand         | 24.2    | 31.4    | 46.2     | 26.1    | 44.7    |
| 12   | Karnataka         | 4.9     | 4.7     | 5.4      | 7.7     | 4.8     |
| 13   | Kerala            | 14.4    | 10.7    | 16.2     | 15.3    | 13.4    |
| 14   | Madhya Pradesh    | 26.5    | 27.8    | 35.0     | 35.6    | 26.5    |
| 15   | Maharashtra       | 11.2    | 11.2    | 12.1     | 13.2    | 13.7    |
| 16   | Manipur           | 43.8    | 43.8    | 60.9     | 43.3    | 58.0    |
| 17   | Meghalaya         | 21.8    | 67.7    | 30.6     | 31.1    | 57.3    |
| 18   | Mizoram           | 77.5    | 88.8    | 71.4     | 90.2    | 88.3    |
| 19   | Nagaland          | 77.4    | 41.8    | 74.5     | 89.7    | 50.0    |
| 20   | Odisha            | 8.3     | 6.2     | 7.4      | 8.3     | 10.0    |
| 21   | Punjab            | 30.6    | 24.3    | 23.1     | 22.0    | 23.1    |
| 22   | Rajasthan         | 38.7    | 34.5    | 42.2     | 39.0    | 45.5    |
| 23   | Sikkim            | 31.6    | 35.5    | 55.1     | 38.7    | 41.0    |
| 24   | Tamil Nadu        | 26.0    | 20.9    | 15.6     | 19.4    | 18.3    |
| 25   | Telangana         | 8.7     | 8.1     | 6.2      | 10.9    | 9.5     |
| 26   | Tripura           | 23.7    | 24.7    | 22.8     | 15.3    | 17.3    |
| 27   | Uttar Pradesh     | 55.8    | 52.6    | 66.4     | 60.3    | 55.2    |
| 28   | Uttarakhand       | 57.1    | 46.2    | 62.9     | 52.0    | 50.6    |
| 29   | West Bengal       | 5.0     | 3.3     | 3.2      | 5.3     | 5.3     |
|      | TOTAL STATE(S)    | 21.5    | 18.7    | 24.4     | 22.9    | 23.2    |
| 30   | A&N Islands       | 13.0    | 14.3    | 9.2      | 22.0    | 12.6    |
| 31   | Chandigarh        | 24.8    | 24.4    | 27.1     | 43.4    | 32.8    |
| 32   | D&N Haveli**      | 33.3    | 9.5     | 10.9     | 6.0     | 0.0     |
| 33   | Daman& Diu**      | 0.0     | 0.0     | 22.2     | 33.3    | 0.0     |
| 34   | Delhi             | 35.0    | 28.4    | 35.4     | 33.0    | 40.7    |
| 35   | Lakshadweep       | 100.0   |         | -        |         | 0.0     |
| 36   | Puducherry        | 80.0    | 62.5    | 0.0      | 40.0    | 100.0   |
|      | TOTAL UT(S)       | 33.7    | 27.6    | 33.6     | 33.0    | 39.4    |

Source: Crime in India

Conviction Rate = (Cases Convicted) / (Cases in which Trials Completed) * 100

*Now UTs of Jammu & Kashmir and Laddakh

** Now UTs of D&N Haveli and UT of Daman& Diu have merged as one UT.

## Annexure II referred to in reply to unstarred question no 3223 for reply on 16 March 2021

State/UT-wise Cases Pending Trial at the end of the year (CPTEY) under Total Crime against Women during 2015-2019

| SL   | State/UT          | 2015        | 2016        | 2017        | 2018        | 2019        |
|------|-------------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
| 1    | Andhra Pradesh    | CPTEY 31449 | CPTEY 32708 | CPTEY 32474 | CPTEY 34253 | CPTEY 37493 |
| 2    | Arunachal Pradesh | 1818        | 1941        | 2166        | 2358        | 2506        |
| 3    | Assam             | 34537       | 39019       | 49347       | 56240       | 66521       |
| 4    | Bihar             | 45850       | 56366       | 65062       | 74099       | 81678       |
| 5    | Chhattisgarh      | 16567       | 17235       | 20920       | 23317       | 24631       |
| 6    | Goa               | 989         | 1062        | 1264        | 1438        | 1563        |
| 7    | Gujarat           | 65981       | 69847       | 76301       | 81138       | 85531       |
| 8    | Haryana           | 15197       | 16440       | 18148       | 20580       | 23456       |
| 9    | Himachal Pradesh  | 5399        | 5598        | 5823        | 6509        | 7173        |
| 10   | Jammu& Kashmir*   | 11503       | 11653       | 11762       | 12219       | 13049       |
| 11   | Jharkhand         | 10711       | 12404       | 14167       | 16667       | 19417       |
| 12   | Karnataka         | 36199       | 40055       | 49218       | 54224       | 56595       |
| 13   | Kerala            | 56517       | 61251       | 57793       | 61420       | 65994       |
| 14   | Madhya Pradesh    | 61777       | 67862       | 79413       | 85063       | 89462       |
| 15   | Maharashtra       | 151023      | 165618      | 180366      | 192200      | 207220      |
| 16   | Manipur           | 275         | 424         | 591         | 675         | 763         |
| 17   | Meghalaya         | 1698        | 1823        | 2178        | 2362        | 2238        |
| 18   | Mizoram           | 273         | 302         | 372         | 580         | 631         |
| 19   | Nagaland          | 79          | 85          | 138         | 151         | 181         |
| 20   | Odisha            | 66754       | 76057       | 90095       | 100649      | 114155      |
| 21   | Punjab            | 8204        | 8868        | 6945        | 7582        | 8693        |
| 22   | Rajasthan         | 63371       | 68040       | 71299       | 75882       | 83860       |
| 23   | Sikkim            | 46          | 128         | 155         | 206         | 277         |
| 24   | Tamil Nadu        | 15507       | 15561       | 18641       | 18932       | 19713       |
| 25   | Telangana         | 30295       | 34172       | 32740       | 35894       | 39620       |
| 26   | Tripura           | 4101        | 3981        | 3980        | 4106        | 4115        |
| 27   | Uttar Pradesh     | 84094       | 104459      | 139787      | 164720      | 184437      |
| 28   | Uttarakhand       | 3063        | 3527        | 4657        | 6244        | 6836        |
| 29   | West Bengal       | 232153      | 255979      | 234840      | 257229      | 257229      |
|      | TOTAL STATE(S)    | 1055430     | 1172465     | 1270642     | 1396937 805 | 1505037     |
| 30   | A&N Islands       | 547         | 567         | 683         |             | 837         |
| 31   | Chandigarh        | 564         | 615         | 635         | 678         | 752         |
| 32   | D&N Haveli**      | 107         | 116         | 115         | 95 81       | 106         |
| 33   | Daman & Diu**     | 35          | 43          | 74          |             | 94          |
| 34   | Delhi             | 24991       | 30803       | 43236       | 51369       | 56409       |
| 35   | Lakshadweep       | 4           | 13          | 24 430      | 31          | 43          |
| 36   | Puducherry        | 94          | 164         |             | 540         | 523         |
|      | TOTAL UT(S)       | 26342       | 32321       | 45197       | 53599       | 58764       |
|      | TOTAL (ALL INDIA) | 1081772     | 1204786     | 1315839     | 1450536     | 1563801     |

Source: Crime in India

*Now UTs of Jammu & Kashmir and Laddakh

** Now UTs of D&N Haveli and UT of Daman& Diu have merged as one UT.