Lok Sabha Question No. 3652 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-01-02
Subject: Cases Decided by Lower Courts
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: SUMEDHANAND SARASWATI, CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI, NARANBHAI KACHHADIA, BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LAW & JUSTICE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †3652

## TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 02 ND  JANUARY, 2019.

## Cases Decided by Lower Courts

†3652. SHRI SUMEDHANAND SARSWATI: SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI: SHRI NARANBHAI KACHHADIYA: SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:

## Will the Minister of LAW AND JUSTICE be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of cases in which the verdict has been given in lower courts during the  last  three  years  alongwith  the  cases heard,  the  State-wise  details  thereof;
- and
- (b) whether the Government is considering to set up / has set up any special fast track court, for quick disposal of cases relating to heinous crimes such as rape and murder and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE FOR LAW AND JUSTICE AND CORPORATE AFFAIRS (SHRI P. P. CHAUDHARY)

(a)  &  (b):  As  per  the  web-portal  of  National  Judicial  Data  Grid  (NJDG),  State  /  UT-wise details of cases disposed of in District and Subordinate Courts during three years (2014, 2015  and  2016)  are  given  in Annexure. Data  for  the  years  2017  and  2018  are  not available on the web-portal of National Judicial Data Grid .

Setting up of subordinate courts, including Fast Track Courts (FTCs), lies within the domain of the State Governments, which set up such Courts as per their need and resources, in consultation with the concerned High Courts. Recently, the Government of India  has  enacted  the  'The  Criminal  Law  (Amendment)  Act,  2018  which  has, inter-alia , effected  amendments  in  the  Indian  Penal  Code,  Criminal  Procedure  Code,  The  Indian Evidence Act and The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, and has brought  in  stringent  provisions  for  expeditious  trial  and  disposal  of  cases  exclusively pertaining to sexual offences against women and children.  Further, the Union Government had submitted a Memorandum to the 14th Finance Commission for strengthening of the judicial system in states at an estimated expenditure of Rs.9749.00 crore, which, inter-alia , included establishment of 1,800 Fast Track Courts for cases of heinous crimes involving senior citizens, women, children, including rape cases etc at an estimated expenditure of Rs.4,144.00 crore. The Commission endorsed the proposal of the Government and urged the State Governments to use the additional fiscal space provided in the form of enhanced tax devolution (from 32% to 42%) to meet funding requirements for setting up the fast track courts.  A total number of 727 Fast Track Courts have been, thus, set up in the country.

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Annexure Details of number of cases disposed in District and Subordinate Courts during 3 years

| Sl. No   | Name of the State / UT       | Disposal of cases   | Disposal of cases   | Disposal of cases   |
|----------|------------------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh and Telangana | 2014 6,47,130       | 2015 6,58,713       | 2016 6,03,017       |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh            | 7,615               | 3,588               | 4,384               |
| 3        | Assam                        | 2,76,138            | 2,72,538            | 2,51,119            |
| 4        | Bihar                        | 3,05,583            | 2,92,678            | 3,44,683            |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh                 | 1,76,144            | 1,95,174            | 1,95,495            |
| 6        | Goa                          | 30,625              | 34,765              | 34,130              |
| 7        | Gujarat                      | 11,32,433           | 10,93,664           | 15,86,926           |
| 8        | Haryana                      | 5,87,385            | 5,42,440            | 5,93,132            |
| 9        | Himachal Pradesh             | 4,09,732            | 1,94,803            | 2,17,568            |
| 10       | Jammu & Kashmir              | 2,97,507            | 87,687              | 98,638              |
| 11       | Jharkhand                    | 1,10,068            | 1,18,845            | 1,04,284            |
| 12       | Karnataka                    | 13,67,041           | 12,09,127           | 10,79,586           |
| 13       | Kerala                       | 13,55,926           | 13,38,443           | 11,93,996           |
| 14       | Madhya Pradesh               | 11,13,382           | 10,73,584           | 7,84,077            |
| 15       | Maharashtra                  | 15,36,322           | 16,49,187           | 22,81,027           |
| 16       | Manipur                      | 14,257              | 7,395               | 6,588               |
| 17       | Meghalaya                    | 11,691              | 9,215               | 11,396              |
| 18       | Mizoram                      | 10,747              | 10,355              | 10,906              |
| 19       | Nagaland                     | 3,047               | 4,826               | 4,215               |
| 20       | Odisha                       | 4,70,085            | 4,08,261            | 4,69,571            |
| 21       | Punjab                       | 5,49,300            | 5,78,681            | 6,05,324            |
| 22       | Rajasthan                    | 11,32,028           | 13,71,762           | 8,16,129            |
| 23       | Sikkim                       | 2,008               | 1,725               | 2,142               |
| 24       | Tamil Nadu                   | 16,45,329           | 11,51,349           | @10,43,172          |
| 25       | Tripura                      | 1,93,003            | 1,92,081            | 67,385              |
| 26       | Uttar Pradesh                | 31,82,318           | 33,13,424           | 36,18,460           |
| 27       | Uttarakhand                  | 2,20,660            | 2,00,947            | 1,75,464            |
| 28       | West Bengal and A & N Island | 10,89,309           | 10,99,743           | 10,59,641           |
| 29       | Chandigarh                   | 1,80,616            | 1,45,990            | 1,43,520            |
| 30       | D & N Haveli and Daman & Diu | 2,771               | 3,323               | 3,810               |
| 31       | Delhi                        | 9,30,732            | 6,12,553            | 6,18,618            |
| 32       | Lakshadweep                  | 95                  | 280                 | 269                 |
| 33       | Puducherry                   | 28,631              | 20,409              | @                   |
|          | Total                        | 1,90,19,658         | 1,78,97,555         | 1,80,28,672         |

## Statement referred to Lok Sabha Un-starred Question No. †3652 for reply on 02.01.2019 (2014, 2015 and 2016).

@Figures of Tamilnadu and Puducherry are combined in respect of the year 2016

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