Lok Sabha Question No. 769 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-05
Subject: Crimes against Children
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Aparajita Sarangi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UN STARRED QUESTION NO.769

TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.02.2021

## CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN

## 769. SHRIMATI APARAJITA SARANGI:

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

- (a) the number of cases of crime against children recorded in Bhubaneswar during the last five years;
- (b) the list of crimes having high incidence rate during the said period;
- (c) whether  there  have  been  instances  of  child  sexual  abuse  in  Children's  Homes  and Orphanages;
- (d) if  so,  the  details  thereof  during  the  last  three  years  and  the  actions  taken  thereon, State/UT-wise;
- (e) whether there has been an increase in the number of such crimes during the lockdown period; and
- (f) if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  measures  taken  by  the  Government  to  prevent such crimes?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b) As per information provided by National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) the details of the crimes against children recorded in Bhubaneswar from 2015 to 2019 and the list of crimes is at Annexure-I .

(c)  &  (d)  As  per  information  provided  by  NCRB,  the  details  of  the  registered  cases  of  sexual harassment in Shelter Homes for women and children from 2017 to 2019 is at Annexure-II .

The Government of India has enacted the Commission for Protection of Child Rights Act (CPCR), 2005, under which National and State Commissions for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) are established. These Commissions are mandated to function for protection and promotion of child rights.

Further  the  Government  of  India  has  implemented  the  Protection  of  Children  from  Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012 which is a comprehensive law that provides protection to children from  the  offences  of  sexual  assault,  sexual  harassment  and  pornography  inter-alia.  The  Act categorises penetrative sexual assault or sexual assault as 'aggravated', if committed by anyone being  on  the  management  or  staff  of  protection  home,  inter  alia,  and  prescribes  severe punishment for the same.

(e) & (f) As per information provided by NCRB, the latest data available with NCRB pertains to 2019. However 'Police' and 'Public Order' are State subjects under the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution  of  India  and  the  responsibility  to  maintain  law  and  order,  protection  of  life  and property  of  the  citizens  including  crimes  against  children,  rest  with  the  respective  State Government and UT Administration.

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## ANNEXURE-I

Statement Referred To In Part (a)& (b) of Reply To Lok Sabha Un-Starred Question No.769 For Answer On 05.02.2021 raised by SHRIMATI APARAJITA SARANGI regarding 'CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN'  indicating  Crime  Head-wise  Cases  Registered  in  Bhubaneshwar  (Odisha)  under Crime against Children during 2015-19

| Sl                                                                              | Crime Head                                                                        | 2015                                   | 2016                                   | 2017                                   | 2018                                   | 2019                                   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
| 1                                                                               | Murder (Sec.302 IPC)                                                              | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      |
| 2                                                                               | Infanticide (Sec.315 IPC)                                                         | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      |
| 3                                                                               | Foeticide (Sec. 315 &316 IPC)                                                     | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      |
| 4                                                                               | Exposure and Abandonment (Sec.317 IPC)                                            | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      |
| 5                                                                               | Simple Hurt (Sec.323 r/w IPC,324,332,353,327,328,330 IPC)                         | -                                      | -                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      |
| 6                                                                               | Grievous Hurt (Sec.325, 32,326A, 326B,329,331, 333, 335 IPC)                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      |
| 7                                                                               | Kidnapping and Abduction of Children                                              | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 279                                    | 296                                    |
| 8                                                                               | Human Trafficking (Secs. 370 &370A IPC) (Children only)                           | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      |
| 9                                                                               | Selling of Minors for Prostitution (Sec. 372 IPC)                                 | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      |
| 10                                                                              | Buying of Minors for Prostitution (Sec. 373 IPC)                                  | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      |
| 11                                                                              | Rape (Sec. 376 IPC)                                                               | 59                                     | -                                      | 82                                     | 0                                      | 0                                      |
| 12                                                                              | Attempt to Commit Rape (Sec. 376 r/w 511 IPC)                                     | -                                      | -                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      |
| 13                                                                              | Assault on Women with Intent to Outrage her Modesty (Sec. 354 IPC)                | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      |
| 14                                                                              | Insult to the Modesty of Women (Sec. 509 IPC)                                     | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      |
| 15                                                                              | Other IPC Crimes                                                                  | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      |
| 16                                                                              | Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) r/w Sec.376,354, 509 IPC) | 0                                      | 54                                     | 0                                      | 93                                     | 103                                    |
| 16.1 Section 4 &6of POCSO Act or POCSO Act (Section 4 &6) r/w Section 376 IPC   | 16.1 Section 4 &6of POCSO Act or POCSO Act (Section 4 &6) r/w Section 376 IPC     | 0                                      | 49                                     | 0                                      | 81                                     | 79                                     |
| 16.2 Section 8 &10 of POCSO Act or POCSO Act (Section8& 10) r/w Section 354 IPC | 16.2 Section 8 &10 of POCSO Act or POCSO Act (Section8& 10) r/w Section 354 IPC   | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      |
| 16.3 Section 12 of POCSO Act or POCSO Act (Section 12) r/w Section 509 IPC      | 16.3 Section 12 of POCSO Act or POCSO Act (Section 12) r/w Section 509 IPC        | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      |
| 16.4Section 14 &15 of POCSO Act                                                 | 16.4Section 14 &15 of POCSO Act                                                   | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 12                                     | 24                                     |
| 16.5POCSO Act r/w Section 377 IPC                                               | 16.5POCSO Act r/w Section 377 IPC                                                 | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      |
| 16.6Sections 17 to 22 of POCSO Act                                              | 16.6Sections 17 to 22 of POCSO Act                                                | 0                                      | 5                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      |
| 17                                                                              | Juveniles Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act                           | 0                                      | 7                                      | 8                                      | 3                                      | 3                                      |
| 18                                                                              | Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956                                            | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      |
| 19                                                                              | Child Labour (Prohibition &Regulation) Act                                        | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      |
| 20                                                                              | Prohibition of Child Marriage Act                                                 | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 2                                      |
| 21                                                                              | Transplantation of Human Organs Act                                               | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      |
| 22                                                                              | Cyber Crimes/Information Technology Act                                           | -                                      | -                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      |
| 23                                                                              | Other SLL crimes                                                                  | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      |
| 24                                                                              | Total Crimes against Children (IPC+SLL)                                           | 59                                     | 61                                     | 90                                     | 375                                    | 404                                    |
|                                                                                 |                                                                                   | Note: '-' Refers to data not collected | Note: '-' Refers to data not collected | Note: '-' Refers to data not collected | Note: '-' Refers to data not collected | Note: '-' Refers to data not collected |

## ANNEXURE-II

Statement Referred To In Part (c)& (d) of Reply To Lok Sabha Un-Starred Question No.769 For Answer On 05.02.2021 raised by SHRIMATI APARAJITA SARANGI regarding 'CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN' indicating  cases  registered  (CR)  under  Sexual  Harassment  in  Shelter  Homes  for Women and Children during 2017-19

|          |                   | 2017   | 2018   | 2019   |
|----------|-------------------|--------|--------|--------|
| State/UT |                   | CR     | CR     | CR     |
| SL 1     | Andhra Pradesh    | 65     | 49     | 60     |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 3        | Assam             | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 4        | Bihar             | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh      | 9      | 0      | 0      |
| 6        | Goa               | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 7        | Gujarat           | 27     | 21     | 32     |
| 8        | Haryana           | 26     | 49     | 29     |
| 9        | Himachal Pradesh  | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 10       | Jammu &Kashmir    | 2      | 0      | 0      |
| 11       | Jharkhand         | 9      | 29     | 0      |
| 12       | Karnataka         | 4      | 25     | 32     |
| 13       | Kerala            | 10     | 7      | 2      |
| 14       | Madhya Pradesh    | 22     | 61     | 48     |
| 15       | Maharashtra       | 64     | 161    | 94     |
| 16       | Manipur           | 1      | 1      | 3      |
| 17       | Meghalaya         | 0      | 1      | 0      |
| 18       | Mizoram           | 0      | 1      | 0      |
| 19       | Nagaland          | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 20       | Odisha            | 34     | 0      | 0      |
| 21       | Punjab            | 4      | 5      | 8      |
| 22       | Rajasthan         | 7      | 0      | 0      |
| 23       | Sikkim            | 1      | 0      | 0      |
| 24       | Tamil Nadu        | 0      | 0      | 7      |
| 25       | Telangana         | 13     | 0      | 0      |
| 26       | Tripura           | 6      | 6      | 5      |
| 27       | Uttar Pradesh     | 239    | 288    | 150    |
| 28       | Uttarakhand       | 0      | 2      | 0      |
| 29       | West Bengal       | 0      | 0      | 0      |
|          | TOTAL STATE(S)    | 543    | 706    | 470    |
| 30       | A&N Islands       | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 31       | Chandigarh        | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 32       | D&N Haveli        | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 33       | Daman &Diu        | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 34       | Delhi             | 1      | 1      | 3      |
| 35       | Lakshadweep       | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 36       | Puducherry        | 0      | 0      | 0      |
|          | TOTAL UT(S)       | 1      | 1      | 3      |
| TOTAL    | (ALL INDIA)       | 544    | 707    | 473    |

Source: Crime in India