Lok Sabha Question No. 2531 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-14
Subject: Persons arrested under UAPA
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Mahesh Sahoo, Mohammad Jawed, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, Mala Roy, Uttam Kumar Nalamada Reddy, K. Muraleedharan, Dibyendu Adhikari, Vishnu Dayal Ram, Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu, S. Jothimani, Behanan Benny

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2531

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 14 TH  DECEMBER, 2021/ AGRAHAYANA 23, 1943 (SAKA)

## PERSONS ARRESTED UNDER UAPA

2531.

SHRI MAHESH SAHOO:

DR. MOHAMMAD JAWED:

SHRI ADHIR RANJAN CHOWDHURY:

SHRIMATI MALA ROY:

SHRI UTTAM KUMAR REDDY NALAMADA:

SHRI K. MURALEEDHARAN:

SHRI DIBYENDU ADHIKARI:

SHRI VISHNU DAYAL RAM:

SHRI RAM MOHAN NAIDU KINJARAPU:

MS. S. JOTHIMANI:

SHRI BENNY BEHANAN:

## Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of individuals including students below the age of 25 arrested/granted  bail/convicted/  released  and  their  average  period  of  detention after  arrest  under  the  Unlawful  Activities  Prevention  Act  (UAPA)  in  the  country during the last three year and current year, year-wise, State/UT-wise including in Odisha, district-wise,
- (b) whether the Government plans to amend the existing Act in the light of recent evidence about the large number of acquittals and for preventing the harassment of innocent people in wake of misuse of this law; if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (c) whether there has been any custodial deaths reported of the persons during their stay in custody under this law, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI NITYANAND RAI)

(a): The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) compiles the data on crime as reported to it by the States and Union Territories and publishes the same in its annual publication 'Crime in India'. The latest published report is of the year 2020.

## L.S.US.Q.NO.2531 FOR 14.12.2021

As per the published report, the State/UT-wise number of total persons arrested, persons  on  bail,  persons  convicted  and  persons  acquitted  under  the  Unlawful Activities  (Prevention)Act,  1967,  including  in  the  State  of  Odisha  during  20182020 is at Annexure-I. The data regarding number of arrested persons of specific age group of below 25 years is not maintained by NCRB. However, the State/UTwise number of persons arrested under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, whose age was below 30 years, during 2018-20 is at Annexure-II. During 2018-20 only one case was registered under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, in 2019, in the State of Odisha and that was in the district Balasore. The data regarding period of detention is not maintained by NCRB.

(b) & (c): Conviction  is  an  outcome  of  an  elaborate  judicial  process  and  is dependent on various factors,  such  as,  duration  of  trial,  appraisal  of  evidence, examination  of  witnesses,  etc.  There  are  adequate  Constitutional,  institutional and  statutory  safeguards  including  inbuilt  safeguards  in  the  UAPA  itself,  to prevent misuse of the law.

The UAPA has been amended in the past keeping in view the requirement. Presently no amendments in the UAPA are under consideration.

The information regarding custodial deaths of the persons in custody under the UAPA is not maintained by NCRB.

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## State/UT-wise persons arrested, persons on bail and persons acquitted under UAPA from 2018-2020

| S.No.   | State/UT                   | 2018             | 2018            | 2018              | 2018              |                  |                 |                   |                   | 2020             | 2020            | 2020              | 2020              |
|---------|----------------------------|------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|
| S.No.   | State/UT                   | Persons Arrested | Persons on Bail | Persons Convicted | Persons Acquitted | Persons Arrested | Persons on Bail | Persons Convicted | Persons Acquitted | Persons Arrested | Persons on Bail | Persons Convicted | Persons Acquitted |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh             | 8                | 8               | 0                 | 5                 | 5                | 0               | 0                 | 0                 | 4                | 0               | 0                 | 0                 |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh          | 10               | 8               | 0                 | 0                 | 40               | 21              | 0                 | 0                 | 3                | 0               | 0                 | 0                 |
| 3       | Assam                      | 170              | 11              | 0                 | 54                | 112              | 4               | 0                 | 6                 | 49               | 11              | 0                 | 13                |
| 4       | Bihar                      | 59               | 3               | 0                 | 0                 | 35               | 9               | 0                 | 0                 | 39               | 0               | 0                 | 0                 |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh               | 4                | 0               | 0                 | 0                 | 32               | 0               | 0                 | 0                 | 27               | 0               | 0                 | 0                 |
| 6       | Goa                        | 0                | 0               | 0                 | 0                 | 0                | 0               | 0                 | 0                 | 0                | 0               | 0                 | 0                 |
| 7       | Gujarat                    | 0                | 0               | 0                 | 0                 | 1                | 0               | 0                 | 0                 | 0                | 0               | 0                 | 0                 |
| 8       | Haryana                    | 0                | 0               | 0                 | 0                 | 0                | 0               | 0                 | 0                 | 1                | 1               | 0                 | 0                 |
| 9       | Himachal Pradesh           | 0                | 0               | 0                 | 0                 | 0                | 0               | 0                 | 0                 | 0                | 0               | 0                 | 0                 |
| 10      | Jharkhand                  | 97               | 7               | 21                | 37                | 202              | 35              | 17                | 51                | 69               | 10              | 3                 | 46                |
| 11      | Karnataka                  | 0                | 0               | 0                 | 0                 | 6                | 3               | 0                 | 3                 | 2                | 2               | 0                 | 0                 |
| 12      | Kerala                     | 6                | 5               | 0                 | 0                 | 25               | 9               | 0                 | 1                 | 24               | 22              | 0                 | 0                 |
| 13      | Madhya Pradesh             | 13               | 1               | 0                 | 0                 | 4                | 0               | 0                 | 0                 | 0                | 0               | 0                 | 0                 |
| 14      | Maharashtra                | 0                | 0               | 0                 | 0                 | 0                | 0               | 0                 | 0                 | 7                | 7               | 0                 | 0                 |
| 15      | Manipur                    | 332              | 77              | 0                 | 1                 | 386              | 79              | 0                 | 1                 | 225              | 19              | 0                 | 1                 |
| 16      | Meghalaya                  | 6                | 1               | 0                 | 0                 | 0                | 0               | 0                 | 1                 | 2                | 0               | 0                 | 0                 |
| 17      | Mizoram                    | 0                | 0               | 0                 | 0                 | 0                | 0               | 0                 | 0                 | 0                | 0               | 0                 | 0                 |
| 18      | Nagaland                   | 10               | 0               | 1                 | 0                 | 18               | 1               | 0                 | 0                 | 7                | 1               | 0                 | 1                 |
| 19      | Odisha                     | 0                | 0               | 0                 | 0                 | 5                | 0               | 0                 | 0                 | 0                | 0               | 0                 | 0                 |
| 20      | Punjab                     | 27               | 1               | 0                 | 4                 | 30               | 5               | 0                 | 0                 | 44               | 1               | 0                 | 1                 |
| 21      | Rajasthan                  | 0                | 0               | 0                 | 0                 | 0                | 0               | 0                 | 0                 | 0                | 0               | 0                 | 0                 |
| 22      | Sikkim                     | 0                | 0               | 0                 | 0                 | 0                | 0               | 0                 | 0                 | 0                | 0               | 0                 | 0                 |
| 23      | Tamil Nadu                 | 15               | 6               | 0                 | 0                 | 308              | 308             | 0                 | 1                 | 92               | 44              | 21                | 50                |
| 24      | Telangana                  | 0                | 0               | 0                 | 0                 | 5                | 5               | 0                 | 0                 | 0                | 0               | 0                 | 0                 |
| 25      | Tripura                    | 0                | 0               | 0                 | 0                 | 0                | 0               | 0                 | 0                 | 2                | 2               | 0                 | 0                 |
| 26      | Uttar Pradesh              | 479              | 0               | 12                | 0                 | 498              | 0               | 17                | 0                 | 361              | 0               | 54                | 0                 |
| 27      | Uttarakhand                | 0                | 0               | 0                 | 0                 | 0                | 0               | 0                 | 0                 | 0                | 0               | 0                 | 0                 |
| 28      | West Bengal                | 0                | 0               | 0                 | 0                 | 0                | 0               | 0                 | 0                 | 5                | 0               | 0                 | 0                 |
|         | TOTAL STATE(S)             | 1236             | 128             | 34                | 101               | 1712             | 479             | 34                | 64                | 963              | 120             | 78                | 112               |
| 29      | A&N Islands                | 0                | 0               | 0                 | 0                 | 0                | 0               | 0                 | 0                 | 0                | 0               | 0                 | 0                 |
| 30      | Chandigarh                 | 0                | 0               | 0                 | 0                 | 0                | 0               | 0                 | 0                 | 0                | 0               | 0                 | 0                 |
| 31      | D&N Haveli and Daman& Diu+ | 0                | 0               | 0                 | 0                 | 0                | 0               | 0                 | 0                 | 0                | 0               | 0                 | 0                 |
| 32      | Delhi                      | 8                | 0               | 1                 | 0                 | 9                | 0               | 0                 | 0                 | 12               | 0               | 0                 | 0                 |
| 33      | Jammu& Kashmir*            | 177              | 104             | 0                 | 16                | 227              | 146             | 0                 | 28                | 346              | 103             | 2                 | 4                 |
| 34      | Ladakh                     | -                | -               | -                 | -                 | -                | -               | -                 | -                 | 0                | 0               | 0                 | 0                 |
| 35      | Lakshadweep                | 0                | 0               | 0                 | 0                 | 0                | 0               | 0                 | 0                 | 0                | 0               | 0                 | 0                 |
| 36      | Puducherry                 | 0                | 0               | 0                 | 0                 | 0                | 0               | 0                 | 0                 | 0                | 0               | 0                 | 0                 |
|         | TOTAL UT(S)                | 185              | 104             | 1                 | 16                | 236              | 146             | 0                 | 28                | 358              | 103             | 2                 | 4                 |
|         | TOTAL (ALL INDIA)          | 1421             | 232             | 35                | 117               | 1948             | 625             | 34                | 92                | 1321             | 223             | 80                | 116               |

ANNEXURE-II L.S.US.Q.NO.2531 FOR 14.12.2021

Persons arrested (below the age of 30 yrs) under UAPA from 2018 to 2020

| S No.   | States/UTs                 | Year of Arrest   | Year of Arrest   |   Year of Arrest |
|---------|----------------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
|         |                            | 2018             | 2019             |             2020 |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh             | 0                | 5                |                0 |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh          | 6                | 14               |                0 |
| 3       | Assam                      | 71               | 34               |               17 |
| 4       | Bihar                      | 19               | 20               |               30 |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh               | 1                | 2                |               12 |
| 6       | Goa                        | 0                | 0                |                0 |
| 7       | Gujarat                    | 0                | 0                |                0 |
| 8       | Haryana                    | 0                | 0                |                1 |
| 9       | Himachal Pradesh           | 0                | 0                |                0 |
| 10      | Jharkhand                  | 50               | 133              |               35 |
| 11      | Karnataka                  | 0                | 3                |                1 |
| 12      | Kerala                     | 0                | 2                |                3 |
| 13      | Madhya Pradesh             | 9                | 4                |                0 |
| 14      | Maharashtra                | 0                | 0                |                0 |
| 15      | Manipur                    | 169              | 217              |              113 |
| 16      | Meghalaya                  | 0                | 0                |                0 |
| 17      | Mizoram                    | 0                | 0                |                0 |
| 18      | Nagaland                   | 1                | 10               |                5 |
| 19      | Odisha                     | 0                | 0                |                0 |
| 20      | Punjab                     | 0                | 15               |               22 |
| 21      | Rajasthan                  | 0                | 0                |                0 |
| 22      | Sikkim                     | 0                | 0                |                0 |
| 23      | Tamil Nadu                 | 0                | 136              |               33 |
| 24      | Telangana                  | 0                | 2                |                0 |
| 25      | Tripura                    | 0                | 0                |                0 |
| 26      | Uttar Pradesh              | 340              | 386              |              205 |
| 27      | Uttarakhand                | 0                | 0                |                0 |
| 28      | West Bengal                | 0                | 0                |                2 |
|         | TOTAL STATE(S)             | 666              | 983              |              479 |
| 29      | A&N Islands                | 0                | 0                |                0 |
| 30      | Chandigarh                 | 0                | 0                |                0 |
| 31      | D&N Haveli and Daman &Diu+ | 0                | 0                |                0 |
| 32      | Delhi                      | 0                | 2                |                5 |
| 33      | Jammu &Kashmir*            | 89               | 111              |              166 |
| 34      | Ladakh                     | -                | -                |                0 |
| 35      | Lakshadweep                | 0                | 0                |                0 |
| 36      | Puducherry                 | 0                | 0                |                0 |
|         | TOTAL UT(S)                | 89               | 113              |              171 |
|         | TOTAL (ALL INDIA)          | 755              | 1096             |              650 |

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