Lok Sabha Question No. 2958 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-28
Subject: Sexual Abuse against Children
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: RAJESH PANDEY, NISHIKANT  DUBEY, RANGASWAMY DHRUVANARAYANA, RAVINDRA KUMAR RAY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UN STARRED QUESTION NO. 2958

TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.12.2018

## SEXUAL ABUSE AGAINST CHILDREN

2958. SHRI RAJESH PANDEY: SHRI R. DHRUVA NARAYANA: SHRI NISHIKANT DUBEY: SHRI RAVINDRA KUMAR PANDEY:

Will the Minister of WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  assessed  the  number  of  cases  of  child  sexual  abuse  during  the period from 2014 to 2016, if so, the total number of cases registered or reported during the said period;
- (b) whether the cases of sexual  abuse/ violence  against  children  have  increased  in  the  country  in recent years despite stringent laws and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the number of cases pending along with the number of cases disposed off;
- (d) whether there is a shortage of resources to dispose of such cases; and
- (e) if  so, the details thereof along with the efforts being made to address the shortage of resources and protection of children from sexual abuse/violence in the country?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (DR. VIRENDRA KUMAR)

- (a) to  (c):  As  per  National  Crime  Records  Bureau,    a  total  number  of  34,449,  34,505  and  36,022 cases registered under Sexual Abuse/Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 in 2014, 2015 and 2016 respectively for crime against children accounting 0.2% increase in 2015 over 2014 and 4.4% increase in 2016 over 2015. The details of cases registered, decided/pending during the last three years are given at Annexure-I.
- (d) & (e): It is mandate of States Government/UT Administrations to provide the resources to facilitate quick disposal of cases.  POCSO Act 2012 provides for establishment of Special Courts for the purpose of providing speedy trial under. POCSO Act also provides that the evidence of the child shall  be  recorded  within  a  period  of  thirty  days  of  the  Special  Court  taking  cognizance  of  the offence and reasons for delay, if any, shall be recorded by the Special Court. The Special Court shall  complete  the  trial,  as  far  as  possible,  within  a  period  of  one  year  from  the  date  of  taking cognizance of the offence.

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Annexu re-I

## State/UT-wise Cases Registered (CR),Cases in which Trials were completed (CTC),Cases Convicted (CV),Conviction Rate (CVR), Cases Pending Trial at the end of the year (CPTEY) and Persons Arrested (PAR) under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act(POCSO) during 2014-2016

| SL   | State/UT          | 2014   | 2014   | 2014   | 2014   | 2014   | 2014   | 2014   | 2015   | 2015   | 2015   | 2015   | 2015        | 2015   | 2016   | 2016   | 2016   | 2016   | 2016   |
|------|-------------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|-------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
| SL   | State/UT          | CR     | CTC    | CV     | CVR    | CPTEY  | PAR    | CR     | CTC    | CV     | CVR    | CPTEY  | PAR         | CR     | CTC    | CV     | CVR    | CPTEY  | PAR    |
| 1    | Andhra Pradesh    | 932    | 290    | 29     | 10.0   | 1110   | 1163   | 1054   | 466    | 78     | 16.7   | 1344   | 1233        | 830    | 548    | 51     | 9.3    | 1550   | 855    |
| 2    | Arunachal Pradesh | 56     | 2      | 1      | 50.0   | 75     | 57     | 54     | 0      | 0      | -      | 113    | 63          | 59     | 1      | 0      | 0.0    | 101    | 58     |
| 3    | Assam             | 506    | 20     | 8      | 40.0   | 203    | 489    | 819    | 40     | 15     | 37.5   | 616    | 802         | 821    | 122    | 43     | 35.2   | 1005   | 824    |
| 4    | Bihar             | 191    | 72     | 17     | 23.6   | 462    | 228    | 187    | 52     | 22     | 42.3   | 545    | 187         | 233    | 49     | 23     | 46.9   | 653    | 292    |
| 5    | Chhattisgarh      | 1684   | 548    | 191    | 34.9   | 2491   | 1804   | 1656   | 1087   | 524    | 48.2   | 2985   | 2085        | 1570   | 959    | 354    | 36.9   | 2562   | 1778   |
| 6    | Goa               | 107    | 8      | 3      | 37.5   | 226    | 116    | 79     | 36     | 13     | 36.1   | 287    | 79          | 75     | 55     | 13     | 23.6   | 288    | 82     |
| 7    | Gujarat           | 613    | 45     | 5      | 11.1   | 1115   | 779    | 1609   | 59     | 8      | 13.6   | 2371   | 1886        | 1408   | 65     | 5      | 7.7    | 3606   | 1677   |
| 8    | Haryana           | 707    | 535    | 103    | 19.3   | 554    | 826    | 988    | 451    | 137    | 30.4   | 893    | 1041        | 1020   | 451    | 94     | 20.8   | 1275   | 1125   |
| 9    | Himachal Pradesh  | 209    | 69     | 25     | 36.2   | 423    | 246    | 206    | 86     | 27     | 31.4   | 531    | 264         | 205    | 108    | 25     | 23.1   | 596    | 255    |
| 10   | Jammu & Kashmir   | 45     | 17     | 1      | 5.9    | 58     | 46     | 30     | 22     | 1      | 4.5    | 63     | 49          | 25     | 16     | 1      | 6.3    | 71     | 30     |
| 11   | Jharkhand         | 112    | 22     | 13     | 59.1   | 84     | 136    | 182    | 50     | 28     | 56.0   | 170    | 175         | 348    | 85     | 17     | 20.0   | 307    | 363    |
| 12   | Karnataka         | 1380   | 131    | 27     | 20.6   | 1458   | 1538   | 1526   | 234    | 32     | 13.7   | 2489   | 1800 1565   |        | 283    |        | 19.4   | 3529   | 1641   |
| 13   | Kerala            | 1392   | 141    | 48     | 34.0   | 3104   | 1483   | 1486   | 204    | 83     | 40.7   | 4165   | 1505        | 1848   | 249    | 55 47  | 18.9   | 5637   | 2671   |
| 14   | Madhya Pradesh    | 4995   | 2205   | 721    | 32.7   | 7025   | 5888   | 4624   | 2636   | 791    | 30.0   | 8928   | 5634        | 4717   | 2462   | 641    | 26.0   | 10950  | 5678   |
| 15   | Maharashtra       | 3926   | 721    | 112    | 15.5   | 11264  | 4623   | 4816   | 892    | 195    | 21.9   | 14147  | 5589        | 4815   | 1054   |        | 23.7   | 17338  | 5092   |
| 16   | Manipur           | 50     | 0      | 0      | -      | 24     | 34     | 43     | 4      | 1      | 25.0   | 52     | 23          | 43     | 9      | 250 1  | 11.1   | 85     | 28     |
| 17   | Meghalaya         | 118    | 7      | 7      | 100.0  | 377    | 122    | 167    | 7      | 2      | 28.6   | 482    | 153         | 151    | 34     | 28     | 82.4   | 563    | 153    |
| 18   | Mizoram           | 165    | 41     | 37     | 90.2   | 135    | 140    | 169    | 114    | 101    | 88.6   | 222    | 171         | 167    | 56     | 54     | 96.4   | 307    | 174    |
| 19   | Nagaland          | 17     | 2      | 2      | 100.0  | 4      | 15     | 15     | 6      | 4      | 66.7   | 10     | 16          | 27     | 11     | 6      | 54.5   | 24     | 27     |
| 20   | Odisha            | 1126   | 104    | 14     | 13.5   | 1695   | 1193   | 1372   | 289    | 39     | 13.5   | 2608   | 1324        | 1928   | 331    | 38     | 11.5   | 3843   | 1721   |
| 21   | Punjab            | 652    | 290    | 114    | 39.3   | 334    | 763    | 666    | 440    | 169    | 38.4   | 400    | 769         | 596    | 292    | 94     | 32.2   | 509    | 659    |
| 22   | Rajasthan         | 1327   | 375    | 133    | 35.5   | 2558   | 1228   | 1311   | 336    | 130    | 38.7   | 3207   | 1210        | 1479   | 386    | 151    | 39.1   | 4011   | 1479   |
| 23   | Sikkim            | 70     | 29     | 19     | 65.5   | 49     | 66     | 55     | 29     | 16     | 55.2   | 39     | 55          | 92     | 17     | 9      | 52.9   | 97     | 100    |
| 24   | Tamil Nadu        | 1065   | 232    | 73     | 31.5   | 1318   | 1158   | 1544   | 390    | 133    | 34.1   | 2196   | 1869        | 1583   | 734    | 199    | 27.1   | 2711   | 1866   |
| 25   | Telangana         | 924    | 232    | 35     | 15.1   | 1182   | 1332   | 1394   | 411    | 39     | 9.5    | 1799   | 1343        | 1158   | 315    | 25     | 7.9    | 2507   | 1625   |
| 26   | Tripura           | 245    | 40     | 9      | 22.5   | 292    | 228    | 133    | 48     | 12     | 25.0   | 359    | 141         | 156    | 55     | 24     | 43.6   | 411    | 165    |
| 27   | Uttar Pradesh     | 8009   | 570    | 302    | 53.0   | 10147  | 12753  | 4541   | 1335   | 874    | 65.5   | 13147  | 7469        | 4954   | 1444   | 714    | 49.4   | 15938  | 8452   |
| 28   | Uttarakhand       | 189    | 42     | 16     | 38.1   | 155    | 186    | 168    | 119    | 79     | 66.4   | 168    | 207         | 218    | 42     | 38     | 90.5   | 284    | 238    |
| 29   | West Bengal       | 1291   | 183    | 22     | 12.0   | 1337   | 1062   | 1504   | 106    | 21     | 19.8   | 3047   | 1928        | 2132   | 225    | 48     | 21.3   | 4316   | 1209   |
|      | TOTAL STATE(S)    | 32103  | 6973   | 2087   | 29.9   | 49259  | 39702  | 32398  | 9949   | 3574   | 35.9   | 67383  | 39070       | 34223  | 10458  | 3048   | 29.1   | 85074  | 40317  |
| 30   | A & N Islands     | 29     | 7      | 4      | 57.1   | 131    | 34     | 39     | 0      | 0      | -      | 168    | 38          | 49     | 5      | 1      | 20.0   | 196    | 51     |
| 31   | Chandigarh        | 49     | 45     | 21     | 46.7   |        |        |        |        |        | 40.5   | 57     | 72          | 51     | 19     |        | 45.2   | 45     |        |
|      |                   |        |        | 0      |        | 35     | 54     | 62     | 37     | 15     |        | 17     | 13          | 11     | 42     |        |        |        | 61     |
| 32   | D&N Haveli        | 2      | 0      |        | -      | 7      | 3      | 15     | 1      | 0      | 0.0    |        |             |        | 7      | 2 28.6 |        | 23     | 14     |
| 33   | Daman & Diu       | 1      | 3      | 1      | 33.3   | 7      | 1      | 5      | 0      | 0      | -      | 11     | 8           | 10     | 0      | 0      | -      | 17     | 11     |
| 34   | Delhi UT          | 2240   | 459    | 162    | 35.3   | 2841   | 1917   | 1936   | 509    | 218    | 42.8   | 3884   | 1847        | 1620   | 372    | 156    | 41.9   | 4769   | 1692   |
| 35   | Lakshadweep       | 1      | 0      | 0      | -      | 1      | 3      | 1      | 0      | 0      | -      | 1      | 1           | 5      | 0      | 0      | -      | 6      | 4      |
| 36   | Puducherry        | 24     | 0      | 0      | -      | 27     | 18     | 49     | 2      | 2      | 100.0  | 31     | 41 53       |        | 426    | 0      | -      | 75     | 46     |
|      | TOTAL UT(S)       | 2346   | 514    | 188    | 36.6   | 3049   | 2030   | 2107   | 549    | 235    | 42.8   | 4169   | 2020        | 1799   | 0      | 178    | 41.8   | 5131   | 1879   |
|      | TOTAL (ALL INDIA) | 34449  | 7487   | 2275   | 30.4   | 52308  | 41732  | 34505  | 10498  | 3809   | 36.3   | 71552  | 41090 36022 |        | 10884  | 3226   | 29.6   | 90205  | 42196  |