Lok Sabha Question No. 2887 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-17
Subject: Cases under POCSO Act
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: L.S. Tejasvi Surya

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2887

TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.3.2023

## "CASES UNDER POCSO ACT"

## 2887: SHRI L.S. TEJASVI SURYA:

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

- a. The number of cases registered under the POCSO Act along with the number of cases under investigation/sub-judice during the last three years in the country, State-wise;
- b. The measures being taken by the Government to prevent such cases;
- c. The average time for the order or dismissal in such cases during the last three years; and
- d. The number of pending cases which are yet to come for trial and the measures taken to clear the pendency of the trials under the POCSO Act?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d): As per the data received from National Crime Records Bureau, State/UT-wise Cases Registered (CR), Cases Charge sheeted (CCS), Cases Pending Investigation at the end of the year (CPIEY), Cases Sent for Trial (CST), Cases in which Trials Completed (CTC) and Cases Pending Trial at the end of the year (CPTEY) under The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act during 2019-2021 is at Annexure-I.

The Government of India has enacted the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012 to provide safeguards for children against sexual abuse. The Act defines a  child  as  any  person  below  the  age  of  18  years.  The  POCSO  Act,  2012  provides  for establishment of Special Courts for the purpose of ensuring speedy trial. The Act was amended in 2019 to introduce more stringent punishment including death penalty for committing sexual crimes on children, with a view to deter the perpetrators & prevent such crimes against children.

As per the information received from Department of Justice, the Fast Track Special Courts (FTSCs) Scheme was started to set up 1023 FTSCs for speedy disposal of rape and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act cases with effect from 2nd Oct 2019. As on 31/1/2023, 764 FTSCs, including 411 exclusive POCSO (e-POCSO) Courts are functional  in  28  States/UTs,  which  have  disposed  more than  1,44,000  cases  and  more than 1,98,000 cases are still pending under these FTSCs.

Regular review meetings have been conducted by the Department of Justice to expedite the robust implementation of the scheme including establishment of remaining FTSCs.

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## ANNEXURE-I

State/UT-wise Cases Registered (CR), Cases Chargesheeted (CCS), Cases Pending Investigation at the end of the year (CPIEY), Cases Sent for Trial (CST), Cases in which Trials Completed (CTC) and Cases Pending Trial at the end of the year (CPTEY) under The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act during 2019-2021

|    | State/UT                   | 2019   | 2019     | 2019   | 2019   | 2019     |            |           |       |         |           |      |        |       | 2021    | 2021   | 2021   | 2021   | 2021   |
|----|----------------------------|--------|----------|--------|--------|----------|------------|-----------|-------|---------|-----------|------|--------|-------|---------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
|    | State/UT                   | CR     | CCS      | CPIEY  | CST    | CTC      | CPTEY      | CR        | CCS   | CPIEY   | CST       | CTC  | CPTEY  | CR    | CCS     | CPIEY  | CST    | CTC    | CPTEY  |
| 1  | Andhra Pradesh             | 502    | 313      | 654    | 313    | 99       | 1542       | 454       | 521   | 529     | 521       | 200  | 1863   | 466   | 535     | 448    | 535    | 103    | 2295   |
| 2  | Arunachal Pradesh          | 36     | 24       | 20     | 24     | 0        | 52         | 28        | 18    | 28      | 18        | 0    | 70     | 23    | 32      | 17     | 32     | 6      | 96     |
| 3  | Assam                      | 1779   | 1396     | 1321   | 1396   | 310      | 3750       | 1496      | 1340  | 1337    | 1340      | 370  | 4720   | 1926  | 1723    | 1236   | 1723   | 448    | 5988   |
| 4  | Bihar                      | 1540   | 1184     | 1505   | 1184   | 167      | 3575       | 1591      | 1350  | 1686    | 1350      | 72   | 4853   | 1571  | 1564    | 1548   | 1564   | 300    | 6117   |
| 5  | Chhattisgarh               | 2027   | 2073     | 266    | 2073   | 1135     | 4799       | 2049      | 2038  | 272     | 2038      | 606  | 6231   | 2332  | 2323    | 265    | 2323   | 937    | 7617   |
| 6  | Goa                        | 0      | 0        | 0      | 0      | 0        | 2          | 5         | 5     | 0       | 5         | 0    | 7      | 2     | 1       | 1      | 1      | 0      | 8      |
| 7  | Gujarat                    | 2253   | 2072     | 170    | 2072   | 413      | 8604       | 2345      | 2272  | 133     | 2272      | 140  | 10731  | 2443  | 2390    | 91     | 2390   | 448    | 12647  |
| 8  | Haryana                    | 2074   | 1686     | 204    | 1686   | 1085     | 2962       | 1853      | 1506  | 185     | 1506      | 213  | 4255   | 2249  | 1683    | 333    | 1683   | 708    | 5228   |
| 9  | Himachal Pradesh           | 12     | 8        | 11     | 8      | 1        | 54         | 5         | 9     | 7       | 9         | 1    | 62     | 13    | 10      | 10     | 10     | 6      | 66     |
| 10 | Jharkhand                  | 654    | 459      | 514    | 459    | 178      | 1024       | 938       | 582   | 724     | 582       | 207  | 1398   | 806   | 637     | 798    | 637    | 186    | 1848   |
| 11 | Karnataka                  | 2160   | 2021     | 495    | 2021   | 1007     | 7137       | 2104      | 2016  | 498     | 2016      | 573  | 8568   | 2813  | 2774    | 466    | 2774   | 1306   | 10027  |
| 12 | Kerala                     | 1283   | 1009     | 916    | 1009   | 206      | 4216       | 2163      | 1522  | 1527    | 1522      | 165  | 5564   | 2647  | 2752    | 1290   | 2752   | 706    | 7724   |
| 13 | Madhya Pradesh             | 6123   | 5867     | 293    | 5867   | 2907     | 9677       | 5648      | 5558  | 338     | 5558      | 1297 | 13805  | 6070  | 5848    | 518    | 5848   | 2725   | 16760  |
| 14 | Maharashtra                | 6558   | 6295     | 4269   | 6295   | 2441     | 25807      | 5687      | 5750  | 3980    | 5750      | 996  | 30530  | 6200  | 6443    | 3553   | 6443   | 2019   | 34879  |
| 15 | Manipur                    | 58     | 59       | 90     | 59     | 5        | 189        | 75        | 53    | 100     | 53        | 1    | 241    | 97    | 74      | 118    | 74     | 13     | 300    |
| 16 | Meghalaya                  | 219    | 255      | 306    | 255    | 114      | 987        | 328       | 259   | 336     | 259       | 75   | 1158   | 384   | 366     | 307    | 366    | 65     | 1454   |
| 17 | Mizoram                    | 79     | 78       | 6      | 78     | 67       | 398        | 105       | 100   | 10      | 100       | 61   | 436    | 104   | 97      | 13     | 97     | 28     | 505    |
| 18 | Nagaland                   | 12     | 12       | 2      | 12     | 2        | 61         | 18        | 15    | 5       | 15        | 7    | 69     | 31    | 30      | 6      | 30     | 5      | 94     |
| 19 | Odisha                     | 2036   | 1779     | 866    | 1779   | 129      | 4798       | 2202      | 2086  | 887     | 2086      | 223  | 6661   | 2498  | 2360    | 940    | 2360   | 413    | 8608   |
| 20 | Punjab                     | 389    | 319      | 315    | 319    | 278      | 606        | 720       | 684   | 304     | 684       | 135  | 1154   | 751   | 710     | 296    | 710    | 348    | 1514   |
| 21 | Rajasthan                  | 596    | 423      | 44     | 423    | 295      | 3152       | 244       | 161   | 61      | 161       | 370  | 2942   | 601   | 397     | 87     | 397    | 202    | 3133   |
| 22 | Sikkim                     | 91     | 88       | 8      | 88     | 30       | 212        | 98        | 86    | 18      | 86        | 23   | 274    | 100   | 102     | 15     | 102    | 51     | 325    |
| 23 | Tamil Nadu                 | 2396   | 2228     | 943    | 2228   | 1124     | 5599       | 3090      | 2472  | 1511    | 2472      | 745  | 7293   | 4465  | 3373    | 2532   | 3373   | 1086   | 9539   |
| 24 | Telangana                  | 1998   | 1724     | 1715   | 1724   | 1018     | 3806       | 2074      | 2053  | 1663    | 2053      | 533  | 5267   | 2698  | 2468    | 1840   | 2468   | 782    | 6828   |
| 25 | Tripura                    | 176    | 173      | 35     | 173    | 89       | 649        | 143       | 143   | 32      | 143       | 29   | 759    | 125   | 135     | 17     | 135    | 47     | 832    |
| 26 | Uttar Pradesh              | 7594   | 6478     | 1734   | 6478   | 1602     | 23187      | 6898      | 6817  | 1133    | 6817      | 1805 | 28199  | 7129  | 6881    | 744    | 6881   | 2360   | 32720  |
| 27 | Uttarakhand                |        | 384      | 151    |        |          |            |           |       |         | 616       | 49   | 1434   | 712   |         |        | 672    | 79     | 2027   |
|    |                            | 369    |          |        | 384    | 102      | 868        | 573       | 616   | 79      |           |      |        |       | 672     | 97     |        |        |        |
| 28 | West Bengal                | 2256   | 2531     | 645    | 2531   | 415      | 8367       | 2657      | 2621  | 633     | 2621      | 204  | 10784  | 2607  | 2640    | 569    | 2640   | 379    | 13045  |
| 29 | TOTAL STATE(S)             | 45270  | 40938 87 | 17498  | 40938  | 15219 31 | 126080 291 | 45591 118 | 42653 | 18016 0 | 42653 124 | 9100 | 159328 | 51863 | 49020   | 18155  | 49020  | 15756  | 192224 |
|    | A&N Islands                | 94     |          | 6      | 87     |          |            |           | 124   |         |           | 31   | 384    | 108   | 107     | 1      | 107    | 109    | 381    |
| 30 | Chandigarh                 | 5      | 6        | 1      | 6      | 0        | 8          | 0         | 1     | 0       | 1         | 1    | 8      | 1     | 0       | 1      | 0      | 2      | 5      |
| 31 | D&N Haveli and Daman &Diu+ | 54     | 54       | 12     | 54     | 30       | 68         | 42        | 43    | 11      | 43        | 22   | 89     | 53    | 50 1579 | 13     | 50     | 70     | 98     |
| 32 | Delhi                      | 1719   | 1589     | 1490   | 1589   | 1050     | 8406       | 1197      | 1667  | 1004    | 1667      | 91   | 9981   | 1454  |         | 869    | 1579   | 37     | 11489  |

| 33    | Jammu &Kashmir*   | 109   | 79    | 26    | 79    | 6     | 96     |   200 |   153 |    52 |   153 |    6 |    242 |   294 |   251 |    54 |   251 |    13 |    478 |
|-------|-------------------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|--------|-------|-------|-------|-------|------|--------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|--------|
| 34    | Ladakh            | -     | -     | -     | -     | -     | -      |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |    0 |      1 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |      1 |
| 35    | Lakshadweep       | 25    | 11    | 17    | 11    | 2     | 26     |     8 |     6 |    19 |     6 |    3 |     29 |    14 |    19 |    13 |    19 |     2 |     46 |
| 36    | Puducherry        | 48    | 45    | 41    | 45    | 4     | 209    |    65 |    62 |    41 |    62 |   62 |    209 |    87 |   103 |    24 |   103 |     0 |    312 |
| TOTAL | UT(S)             | 2054  | 1871  | 1593  | 1871  | 1123  | 9104   |  1630 |  2056 |  1127 |  2056 |  216 |  10943 |  2011 |  2109 |   975 |  2109 |   233 |  12810 |
| TOTAL | (ALL INDIA)       | 47324 | 42809 | 19091 | 42809 | 16342 | 135184 | 47221 | 44709 | 19143 | 44709 | 9316 | 170271 | 53874 | 51129 | 19130 | 51129 | 15989 | 205034 |