Lok Sabha Question No. 4466 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-28
Subject: Registration of FIRs
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Dean Kuriakose

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4466

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 28 TH  MARCH, 2023/ CHAITRA 7, 1945 (SAKA)

REGISTRATION OF FIRs

4466.  ADV. DEAN KURIAKOSE:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  the  details  of  cases  in  which  FIRs  are  registered and final conviction has been made in cases related to Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act during the last three years, State-wise; and

(b) the details of juveniles detained  for acting as carriers for narcotic  and psychotropic substances during the said period, State-wise?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI AJAY KUMAR MISHRA)

(a):  National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) compiles and publishes statistical data on crimes in its publication 'Crime in India'. The published reports are available until year 2021. Specific information is not maintained by NCRB. However, the State/UT wise  details  of  number  of  Cases  Registered,  Cases  Charge-Sheeted  and  Persons Convicted  under  Protection  of  Children  from  Sexual  Offences  (POCSO)  Act,  2012 during years 2019-2021, are at Annexure-I.

(b) : Specific information on Juveniles detained for acting as carriers for narcotic and psychotropic  substance  is  not  maintained  by  NCRB.  However,  the  State/UT  wise details of Juveniles Apprehended  under The Narcotic Drugs &  Psychotropic Substance Act during years 2019-2021, are at Annexure-II.

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## ANNEXURE-I  MENTIONED  IN  THE  REPLY  TO  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED  QUESTION  No.  4466  FOR  REPLY  ON 28THMARCH 2023- REGISTRATION OF FIRs

State/UT wise details of number of Cases Registered (CR), Cases Charge-Sheeted (CCS) and Persons Convicted (PCV) under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012 during years 2019-2021.

| SL         | State/UT                   | 2019   | 2019   |      | 2020   | 2020   |      | 2021   | 2021   |      |
|------------|----------------------------|--------|--------|------|--------|--------|------|--------|--------|------|
| SL         | State/UT                   | CR     | CCS    | PCV  | CR     | CCS    | PCV  | CR     | CCS    | PCV  |
| 1          | Andhra Pradesh             | 502    | 313    | 20   | 454    | 521    | 19   | 466    | 535    | 8    |
| 2          | Arunachal Pradesh          | 36     | 24     | 0    | 28     | 18     | 0    | 23     | 32     | 6    |
| 3          | Assam                      | 1779   | 1396   | 84   | 1496   | 1340   | 43   | 1926   | 1723   | 77   |
| 4          | Bihar                      | 1540   | 1184   | 132  | 1591   | 1350   | 46   | 1571   | 1564   | 236  |
| 5          | Chhattisgarh               | 2027   | 2073   | 414  | 2049   | 2038   | 245  | 2332   | 2323   | 319  |
| 6          | Goa                        | 0      | 0      | 0    | 5      | 5      | 0    | 2      | 1      | 0    |
| 7          | Gujarat                    | 2253   | 2072   | 89   | 2345   | 2272   | 27   | 2443   | 2390   | 79   |
| 8          | Haryana                    | 2074   | 1686   | 395  | 1853   | 1506   | 67   | 2249   | 1683   | 238  |
| 9          | Himachal Pradesh           | 12     | 8      | 0    | 5      | 9      | 0    | 13     | 10     | 2    |
| 10         | Jharkhand                  | 654    | 459    | 104  | 938    | 582    | 152  | 806    | 637    | 119  |
| 11         | Karnataka                  | 2160   | 2021   | 208  | 2104   | 2016   | 69   | 2813   | 2774   | 259  |
| 12         | Kerala                     | 1283   | 1009   | 42   | 2163   | 1522   | 41   | 2647   | 2752   | 151  |
| 13         | Madhya Pradesh             | 6123   | 5867   | 1086 | 5648   | 5558   | 568  | 6070   | 5848   | 1120 |
| 14         | Maharashtra                | 6558   | 6295   | 792  | 5687   | 5750   | 354  | 6200   | 6443   | 598  |
| 15         | Manipur                    | 58     | 59     | 5    | 75     | 53     | 1    | 97     | 74     | 7    |
| 16         | Meghalaya                  | 219    | 255    | 96   | 328    | 259    | 55   | 384    | 366    | 48   |
| 17         | Mizoram                    | 79     | 78     | 63   | 105    | 100    | 44   | 104    | 97     | 26   |
| 18         | Nagaland                   | 12     | 12     | 1    | 18     | 15     | 6    | 31     | 30     | 4    |
| 19         | Odisha                     | 2036   | 1779   | 33   | 2202   | 2086   | 37   | 2498   | 2360   | 57   |
| 20         | Punjab                     | 389    | 319    | 121  | 720    | 684    | 70   | 751    | 710    | 142  |
| 21         | Rajasthan                  | 596    | 423    | 216  | 244    | 161    | 371  | 601    | 397    | 117  |
| 22         | Sikkim                     | 91     | 88     | 12   | 98     | 86     | 11   | 100    | 102    | 19   |
| 23         | Tamil Nadu                 | 2396   | 2228   | 318  | 3090   | 2472   | 260  | 4465   | 3373   | 258  |
| 24         | Telangana                  | 1998   | 1724   | 108  | 2074   | 2053   | 120  | 2698   | 2468   | 100  |
| 25         | Tripura                    | 176    | 173    | 40   | 143    | 143    | 11   | 125    | 135    | 21   |
| 26         | Uttar Pradesh              | 7594   | 6478   | 1674 | 6898   | 6817   | 1708 | 7129   | 6881   | 1958 |
| 27         | Uttarakhand                | 369    | 384    | 111  | 573    | 616    | 39   | 712    | 672    | 42   |
| 28         | West Bengal                | 2256   | 2531   | 98   | 2657   | 2621   | 30   | 2607   | 2640   | 69   |
|            | TOTAL STATE(S)             | 45270  | 40938  | 6262 | 45591  | 42653  | 4394 | 51863  | 49020  | 6080 |
| 29         | A&N Islands                | 94     | 87     | 3    | 118    | 124    | 11   | 108    | 107    | 15   |
| 30         | Chandigarh                 | 5      | 6      | 0    | 0      | 1      | 0    | 1      | 0      | 2    |
| 31         | D&N Haveli and Daman& Diu+ | 54     | 54     | 0    | 42     | 43     | 2    | 53     | 50     | 2    |
| 32         | Delhi                      | 1719   | 1589   | 720  | 1197   | 1667   | 87   | 1454   | 1579   | 50   |
| 33         | Jammu &Kashmir*            | 109    | 79     | 0    | 200    | 153    | 4    | 294    | 251    | 1    |
| 34         | Ladakh                     | -      | -      | -    | 0      | 0      | 0    | 0      | 0      | 0    |
| 35         | Lakshadweep                | 25     | 11     | 0    | 8      | 6      | 2    | 14     | 19     | 0    |
| 36         | Puducherry                 | 48     | 45     | 4    | 65     | 62     | 42   | 87     | 103    | 0    |
|            | TOTAL UT(S)                | 2054   | 1871   | 727  | 1630   | 2056   | 148  | 2011   | 2109   | 70   |
| TOTAL (ALL | INDIA)                     | 47324  | 42809  | 6989 | 47221  | 44709  | 4542 | 53874  | 51129  | 6150 |

Source: Crime in India

Note : '+' Combined data of erstwhile D&N Haveli UT and Daman & Diu UT during 2019

*' Data of erstwhile Jammu & Kashmir State including Ladakh during 2019

ANNEXURE-II MENTIONED IN THE REPLY TO LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No.4466 FOR REPLY ON 28TH  MARCH 2023- REGISTRATION OF FIRs

The State/UT wise details of Juveniles Apprehended under The Narcotic Drugs & Psychotropic Substance Act during years 2019-2021.

| SL   |                            | Juveniles Apprehended   |   Juveniles Apprehended |   Juveniles Apprehended |
|------|----------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
| SL   | State/UT                   | 2019                    |                    2020 |                    2021 |
| 1    | Andhra Pradesh             | 4                       |                      27 |                      51 |
| 2    | Arunachal Pradesh          | 1                       |                       0 |                      19 |
| 3    | Assam                      | 2                       |                       3 |                       7 |
| 4    | Bihar                      | 0                       |                       0 |                       1 |
| 5    | Chhattisgarh               | 1                       |                      11 |                       8 |
| 6    | Goa                        | 0                       |                       0 |                       0 |
| 7    | Gujarat                    | 3                       |                       1 |                       2 |
| 8    | Haryana                    | 8                       |                      28 |                      13 |
| 9    | Himachal Pradesh           | 16                      |                      12 |                      19 |
| 10   | Jharkhand                  | 0                       |                       0 |                       1 |
| 11   | Karnataka                  | 8                       |                       8 |                      10 |
| 12   | Kerala                     | 5                       |                       7 |                       4 |
| 13   | Madhya Pradesh             | 35                      |                      16 |                      61 |
| 14   | Maharashtra                | 27                      |                       8 |                      16 |
| 15   | Manipur                    | 2                       |                       3 |                       2 |
| 16   | Meghalaya                  | 3                       |                       1 |                       0 |
| 17   | Mizoram                    | 2                       |                       0 |                       0 |
| 18   | Nagaland                   | 0                       |                       0 |                       2 |
| 19   | Odisha                     | 1                       |                       0 |                       5 |
| 20   | Punjab                     | 18                      |                      16 |                      25 |
| 21   | Rajasthan                  | 22                      |                      24 |                      38 |
| 22   | Sikkim                     | 0                       |                       0 |                       1 |
| 23   | Tamil Nadu                 | 40                      |                      45 |                      48 |
| 24   | Telangana                  | 12                      |                      15 |                      34 |
| 25   | Tripura                    | 4                       |                       1 |                       1 |
| 26   | Uttar Pradesh              | 8                       |                      12 |                       7 |
| 27   | Uttarakhand                | 3                       |                       3 |                       2 |
| 28   | West Bengal                | 15                      |                      23 |                      20 |
|      | TOTAL STATE(S)             | 240                     |                     264 |                     397 |
| 29   | A&N Islands                | 1                       |                       0 |                       0 |
| 30   | Chandigarh                 | 2                       |                       0 |                       0 |
| 31   | D&N Haveli and Daman &Diu+ | 0                       |                       0 |                       0 |
| 32   | Delhi                      | 3                       |                       1 |                       3 |
| 33   | Jammu &Kashmir*            | 6                       |                       5 |                       9 |
| 34   | Ladakh                     |                         |                       0 |                       0 |
| 35   | Lakshadweep                | 0                       |                       0 |                       0 |
| 36   | Puducherry                 | 0                       |                       2 |                       2 |
|      | TOTAL UT(S)                | 12                      |                       8 |                      14 |
|      | TOTAL (ALL INDIA)          | 252                     |                     272 |                     411 |

Source: Crime in India