Lok Sabha Question No. 2997 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-06
Subject: Cases of Domestic Violence
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Ajay Kumar Mandal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UN-STARRED QUESTION NO.2997

TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.08.2021

## CASES OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

## 2997.  SHRI AJAY KUMAR MANDAL:

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

- (a) whether the Government has issued any directions for the disposal of cases notified under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 within 6 months;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the number of cases that are pending for more than 6 months, State/UT-wise including Bihar?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

(a) & (b): Section 12(5) of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 (PWDVA) provides that the Magistrate shall endeavour to dispose of every application seeking one or more reliefs under this Act within a period of sixty days from the date of its first hearing.

(c):   National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) compiles and publishes information on crimes in its  publication  'Crime  in  India'  which  is  available  on  the  website  of  NCRB https://ncrb.gov.in.  The  published  reports  are  available  till  the  year  2019.  As  per information provided by NCRB, the number of cases that are pending for more than 6 months, State/ UT-wise including Bihar  under PWDVA in the year 2019, is given in the annexure.

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## Annexure

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) TO THE LOK SABHA UN-STARRED QUESTION  NO.2997  FOR  06.08.2021  ASKED  BY  SHRI  AJAY  KUMAR  MANDAL REGARDING 'CASES OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE'

| SL   | State/UT          | 2019 Period of cases for pending trial   | 2019 Period of cases for pending trial   | 2019 Period of cases for pending trial   | 2019 Period of cases for pending trial   | 2019 Period of cases for pending trial   |
|------|-------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
| SL   | State/UT          | 6 to 12 Months                           | 1 to 3 Yrs                               | 3 to 5 Yrs                               | 5 to 10 Yrs                              | More than 10 Yrs                         |
| 1    | Andhra Pradesh    | 0                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        |
| 2    | Arunachal Pradesh | 1                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        |
| 3    | Assam             | 3                                        | 2                                        | 1                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        |
| 4    | Bihar             | 144                                      | 51                                       | 3                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        |
| 5    | Chhattisgarh      | 2                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        |
| 6    | Goa               | 0                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        |
| 7    | Gujarat           | 0                                        | 1                                        | 5                                        | 1                                        | 1                                        |
| 8    | Haryana           | 4                                        | 15                                       | 7                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        |
| 9    | Himachal Pradesh  | 1                                        | 10                                       | 9                                        | 13                                       | 0                                        |
| 10   | Jammu & Kashmir   | 0                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        |
| 11   | Jharkhand         | 0                                        | 37                                       | 0                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        |
| 12   | Karnataka         | 0                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        |
| 13   | Kerala            | 153                                      | 226                                      | 89                                       | 36                                       | 0                                        |
| 14   | Madhya Pradesh    | 3                                        | 84                                       | 0                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        |
| 15   | Maharashtra       | 8                                        | 17                                       | 6                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        |
| 16   | Manipur           | 0                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        |
| 17   | Meghalaya         | 0                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        |
| 18   | Mizoram           | 0                                        | 1                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        |
| 19   | Nagaland          | 0                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        |
| 20   | Odisha            | 0                                        | 2                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        |
| 21   | Punjab            | 1                                        | 1                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        |
| 22   | Rajasthan         | 7                                        | 14                                       | 3                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        |
| 23   | Sikkim            | 0                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        |
| 24   | Tamil Nadu        | 1                                        | 2                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        |
| 25   | Telangana         | 1                                        | 1                                        | 4                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        |
| 26   | Tripura           | 0                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        |
| 27   | Uttar Pradesh     | 4                                        | 8                                        | 2                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        |
| 28   | Uttarakhand       | 0                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        |
| 29   | West Bengal       | 3                                        | 5                                        | 1                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        |
|      | TOTAL STATE(S)    | 336                                      | 477                                      | 130                                      | 50                                       | 1                                        |
| 30   | A&N Islands       | 0                                        | 1                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        |
| 31   | Chandigarh        | 0                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        |
| 32   | D&N Haveli        | 0                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        |
| 33   | Daman & Diu       | 0                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        |
| 34   | Delhi             | 3                                        | 5                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        |
| 35   | Lakshadweep       | 0                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        |
| 36   | Puducherry        | 0                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        |
|      | TOTAL UT(S)       | 3                                        | 6                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        |
|      | TOTAL (ALL INDIA) | 339                                      | 483                                      | 130                                      | 50                                       | 1                                        |

Source: Crime in India, 2019