Lok Sabha Question No. 4945 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-04-01
Subject: Cases of Sexual Abuse in Juvenile Homes
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Ashok Mahadeorao Nete

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UN-STARRED QUESTION NO.4945

TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.04.2022

## CASES OF SEXUAL ABUSE IN JUVENILE HOMES

## 4945. SHRI ASHOK MAHADEORAO NETE:

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

- (a) whether children kept in various juvenile homes are often subjected to sexual abuse and misconduct;
- (b) if  so, the details of such cases reported during each of the last three years, State/UT-wise, and
- (c) the  details  of  action  taken  against  the  officers  found  guilty  in  this  regard, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (b) : As informed by National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), the State-wise number  of  cases  registered  under  the  Juvenile  Justice  (Care  and  Protection  of Children) Act, 2015 (including offences by care takers / in-charge of Juvenile Homes etc.,  and other offences) for crime against children during the last  three years is at Annexure-I.
- (c)  : The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 is the primary legislation for ensuring the safety, security, dignity and well-being of children. The Act provides for protection of children in need of care and protection and those in conflict with  law  by  catering  to  their  basic  needs  through  care,  protection,  development, treatment  and  social  re-integration.  The  primary  responsibility  of  implementation  of the JJ Act lies with the respective State/UT Government.  Further, the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012 provides 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.

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ANNEXURE-I

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (A) TO (B) OF LOK SABHA UN-STARRED QUESTION NO.4945 FOR ANSWER ON 01.04.2022 BY SHRI ASHOK MAHADEORAO NETE REGARDING CASES OF SEXUAL ABUSE IN JUVENILE HOMES

STATE-WISE NUMBER OF CASES REGISTERED UNDER THE JUVENILE JUSTICE (CARE AND PROTECTION OF CHILDREN) ACT, 2015 (INCLUDING OFFENCES BY CARE TAKERS / IN-CHARGE OF JUVENILE HOMES ETC., AND OTHER OFFENCES) FOR CRIME AGAINST CHILDREN DURING THE LAST THREE YEARS

| Sl. No.   | State/UT          | 2018   | 2019   |   2020 |
|-----------|-------------------|--------|--------|--------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh    | 49     | 18     |     15 |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh | 1      | 0      |      0 |
| 3         | Assam             | 60     | 67     |     79 |
| 4         | Bihar             | 63     | 18     |      0 |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh      | 4      | 13     |      4 |
| 6         | Goa               | 1      | 0      |      2 |
| 7         | Gujarat           | 466    | 151    |    146 |
| 8         | Haryana           | 96     | 80     |     96 |
| 9         | Himachal Pradesh  | 12     | 13     |      5 |
| 10        | Jharkhand         | 8      | 16     |      4 |
| 11        | Karnataka         | 52     | 47     |     41 |
| 12        | Kerala            | 281    | 333    |    331 |
| 13        | Madhya Pradesh    | 29     | 21     |      8 |
| 14        | Maharashtra       | 88     | 77     |     38 |
| 15        | Manipur           | 2      | 2      |      0 |
| 16        | Meghalaya         | 4      | 5      |      8 |
| 17        | Mizoram           | 8      | 6      |     10 |
| 18        | Nagaland          | 0      | 0      |      0 |
| 19        | Odisha            | 23     | 70     |     35 |
| 20        | Punjab            | 26     | 28     |     13 |
| 21        | Rajasthan         | 394    | 596    |    538 |
| 22        | Sikkim            | 4      | 1      |      0 |
| 23        | Tamil Nadu        | 31     | 22     |     52 |
| 24        | Telangana         | 159    | 213    |    188 |
| 25        | Tripura           | 0      | 0      |      1 |
| 26        | Uttar Pradesh     | 2      | 4      |      3 |
| 27        | Uttarakhand       | 8      | 3      |      5 |
| 28        | West Bengal       | 32     | 39     |     39 |
|           | TOTAL STATE(S)    | 1903   | 1843   |   1661 |
| 29        | A & N Islands     | 4      | 2      |      1 |
| 30        | Chandigarh        | 0      | 7      |      6 |
| 31        | DNH Haveli and DD | 4      | 3      |      1 |
| 32        | Delhi UT          | 118    | 116    |     40 |
| 33        | Jammu & Kashmir   | 1      | 2      |      3 |
| 34        | Ladakh            | -      | -      |      0 |
| 35        | Lakshadweep       | 0      | 0      |      0 |
| 36        | Puducherry        | 0      | 2      |      1 |
|           | TOTAL UT(S)       | 127    | 132    |     52 |
|           | TOTAL (ALL INDIA) | 2030   | 1975   |   1713 |

Note : '+' Combined data of erstwhile D&N Haveli UT and Daman & Diu UT during 2018 & 2019 *'  Data  of  erstwhile  Jammu  &  Kashmir  State  including  Ladakh  during  during  2018  & 2019

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