Lok Sabha Question No. 1390 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-12
Subject: Protection of Women under Domestic Violence Act
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: UDIT RAJ

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1390

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 12 TH  FEBRUARY, 2019/ MAGHA 23, 1940 (SAKA)

PROTECTION OF WOMEN UNDER DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ACT

1390. DR. UDIT RAJ:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  the  number  of  cases  pending  under  the  Protection  of  Women  from Domestic Violence Act, 2005, State-wise;

(b)  the  number  of  such  cases  pending  for  more  than  six  months,  Statewise;

(c)  whether  the  Government  has  any  proposal  to  issue  directions  for deciding  such  cases  within  six  months  as  has  been  notified  in  the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005; and

(d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a): As  per  the  latest  information  published  by  National  Crime  Records Bureau (NCRB), the details of State/UT-wise cases pending trial at the end of  the  year  under  the  Protection  of  Women  from  Domestic  Violence  Act, 2005 during 2016 are given in Annexure-I. The latest data pertain to the year 2016.

(b): The  specific  information  on  cases  pending  trial  for  more  than  six months is not maintained by NCRB.

## L.S.US.Q NO. 1390 FOR 12.02.2019

(c) & (d):     'Police' and 'Public Order' are State subjects under the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India. State Governments/UT Administrations are therefore, responsible for implementation  of  the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act (PWDA), 2005. However, the  Ministry  of  Home  Affairs  had  issued  a  detailed  advisory  on  4th September,  2009  advising  all  the  State  Governments/Union  Territory Administrations on speedy investigation and timely filing of charge sheet and  to  vigorously  enforce  various  legislations  relating  to  Crime  against Women and Children including PWDA, 2005.

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State/UT-wise Cases Pending Trial at the end of the year (CPTEY) under Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 during 2016

| SL   | State/UT          |   CPTEY |
|------|-------------------|---------|
| 1    | Andhra Pradesh    |       0 |
| 2    | Arunachal Pradesh |       0 |
| 3    | Assam             |       1 |
| 4    | Bihar             |     359 |
| 5    | Chhattisgarh      |       4 |
| 6    | Goa               |       1 |
| 7    | Gujarat           |       8 |
| 8    | Haryana           |      29 |
| 9    | Himachal Pradesh  |      24 |
| 10   | Jammu &Kashmir    |       0 |
| 11   | Jharkhand         |       2 |
| 12   | Karnataka         |       1 |
| 13   | Kerala            |     344 |
| 14   | Madhya Pradesh    |     194 |
| 15   | Maharashtra       |      27 |
| 16   | Manipur           |       0 |
| 17   | Meghalaya         |       0 |
| 18   | Mizoram           |       0 |
| 19   | Nagaland          |       0 |
| 20   | Odisha            |       0 |
| 21   | Punjab            |       2 |
| 22   | Rajasthan         |      28 |
| 23   | Sikkim            |       0 |
| 24   | Tamil Nadu        |       3 |
| 25   | Telangana         |       6 |
| 26   | Tripura           |       0 |
| 27   | Uttar Pradesh     |      90 |
| 28   | Uttarakhand       |       0 |
| 29   | West Bengal       |       4 |
|      | TOTAL STATE(S)    |    1127 |
| 30   | A & N Islands     |       2 |
| 31   | Chandigarh        |       0 |
| 32   | D&N Haveli        |       0 |
| 33   | Daman &Diu        |       0 |
| 34   | Delhi UT          |       1 |
| 35   | Lakshadweep       |       0 |
| 36   | Puducherry        |       0 |
|      | TOTAL UT(S)       |       3 |
|      | TOTAL (ALL INDIA) |    1130 |

Source: Crime in India