Lok Sabha Question No. 376 (STARRED), answered on 2024-12-20
Subject: Backlog of Criminal Cases
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: Shri Parbhubhai Nagarbhai Vasava

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LAW & JUSTICE

## DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. *376 TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, THE 20TH DECEMBER, 2024

## BACKLOG OF CRIMINAL CASES

## *376. SHRI PARBHUBHAI NAGARBHAI VASAVA:

Will the Minister of LAW AND JUSTICE be pleased to state:

- (a) the steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to reduce the
- backlog of criminal cases in courts;
- (b) the measures being implemented to ensure faster trials for undertrials in the criminal justice system; and
- (c) the manner in which the Government is ensuring timely delivery of justice to victims of crimes, particularly in high-profile cases?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE; AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS

(SHRI ARJUN RAM MEGHWAL)

- (a) to (c): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (A) TO (C) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *376 FOR ANSWER ON 20.12.2024 REGARDING 'BACKLOG OF CRIMINAL CASES'.

(a) & (b): The disposal of cases in courts is contingent upon several factors which, inter-alia, include availability of physical infrastructure and supporting court staff, complexity of facts involved, nature of evidence, co-operation of stake holders viz. bar, investigation agencies, witnesses and litigants and proper application of rules and procedures. Other factors that lead to the delay in the disposal of cases include lack of prescribed timeframe by respective courts for disposal of various kinds of cases, frequent adjournments and lack of adequate arrangement to monitor, track and bunch cases for hearing.

In order to reduce overcrowding of jails and help undertrials, the following provisions have been incorporated in the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita(BNS), 2023 and BharatiyaNagarik Suraksha Sanhita(BNSS), 2023:

-  In section 290 of BNSS, plea bargaining has been made time bound and application for plea bargaining can be made within 30 days from date of framing of charge. In a pleabargaining case, in working out a mutually satisfactory disposition of case under section 293 of the BNS, where the accused is first-time offender and has not been convicted of any offence in the past, the Court may sentence such accused person to one-fourth/one-sixth of punishment prescribed for such offence.
-  The maximum period for which Undertrial prisoner can be detained has been prescribed in the section 479 of the BNSS. It has been provided that where a person is a first-time offender (who has never been convicted of any offence in the past), he shall be released on bond by the Court, it he has undergone detention for the period extending up to one-third of the maximum period of imprisonment specified for such offence under that law. Further, it shall be the duty of the Superintendent of Jail to make an application to the Court in this regard.

-  For the first time, Community Service has been introduced as one of the punishments.

National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) is implementing a new Central Sector Scheme namely Legal Aid Defence Counsel System (LADCS) Scheme in order to strengthen the criminal court based legal services and provide free legal aid to undertrials. The Scheme has a Financial Outlay of Rs. 998.43 crore for 3 years (F.Y. 2023-24 to F.Y. 2025-26). As of 30th September 2024, LADC offices operate in 653 districts with 4674 staff handling 2.54 lakh criminal cases in 202425.

Further, the Undertrial Prisoner Review Committee (UTRCs) have been established in all the districts. From January, 2020 to March, 2024, 39,968 UTRC meetings were held leading to release of 1,04,577 inmates.

As per the provisions of the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 read with National Legal Services Authority (Lok Adalats) Regulations, 2009, Lok Adalatsare organised across the country. In these Lok Adalats, the disputes/ cases including criminal compoundable cases viz. Section 138 N.I. Act, Section 420 IPC, etc. pending in the court of law or at pre-litigation stage are settled amicably.

The Statements showing the number of cases disposed of by the Lok Adalats State-wise during the last five years is annexed as detailed below:

- (i) The statement of cases settled in National Lok Adalats is annexed at Annexure-I .
- (ii) The statement of cases disposed of in the State Lok Adalats is annexed at Annexure-II .
- (iii) The statement of cases settled in Permanent Lok Adalats is annexed at Annexure-III .

During the Covid pandemic, a virtual platform E- Lok Adalat was introduced to settle disputes, combining technology with alternative dispute resolution ('ADR') mechanisms which improve access and reducing litigation cost. Around 112.39 lakh cases were resolved virtually across 28 States and UTs.

(c): In order to ensure timely delivery of Justice to victims of crimes, the following provisions have been incorporated in the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita(BNS) and BharatiyaNagarik Suraksha Sanhita(BNSS):

-  Faster and Fair Resolution: The new laws promise a faster and fair resolution of cases, instilling confidence in the legal system. Crucial stages of investigation and trial like -Preliminary enquiry (to be completed in 14 days), further investigation (to be completed in 90 days), supply of document to the victim and accused (within 14 days), commitment of a case for trial (within 90 days), filling of discharge applications (within 60 days), framing of charges (within 60 days), pronouncement of judgment (within 45 days) and filling of mercy petitions (30 days before Governor and 60 days before President) - have been laid down and to be completed within stipulated time period.
-  Fast-Track Investigations: The new laws prioritized the investigations for offences against women and children, ensuring timely completion within two months of recording information.
-  Limited Adjournments: Courts can grant a maximum of two adjournments to avoid unnecessary delays in case hearings, ensuring timely justice delivery.

14th Finance Commission had recommended for setting up of 1800 Fast Track Courts (FTCs) during 2015-2020 for speedy trial of specific cases of heinous nature, civil cases related to women, children, senior citizen, disabled persons, persons infected with terminal ailments etc. and property related cases pending for more than 5 years. The Finance Commission had further urged the

State Governments to utilize enhanced fiscal space available through tax devolution for this purpose. The Union Government has also urged the State Governments to allocate funds for the setting up of FTCs, from the financial year 2015-16 onward. As per information made available by High Courts, 863 FTCs are functional in the country as on 31.10.2024. The State/UT-wise details of functional Fast Track Courts are at Annexure-IV .

Further, in pursuance to the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2018, the Central Government is implementing a Centrally Sponsored Scheme for setting up Fast Track Special Courts (FTSCs) including exclusive POCSO (e-POCSO) courts since October, 2019 for expeditious trial and disposal of pending cases pertaining to Rape and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act in a timebound manner. As per the data submitted by the High Courts, 750 FTSCs including 408 exclusive POCSO (e-POCSO) courts are functional in 30 States/UTs, as on 31.10.2024. These courts have disposed of more than 2,87,000 cases since the inception of the Scheme. The State/UT-wise details of functional Fast Track Special Courts (FTSCs), are at Annexure-V .

As directed by the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India in Writ Petition (Civil) 699/2016 ( Ashwini Kumar Upadhyaya vs. Union of India & Anr. ) vide its Orders dated 01.11.2017 and 14.12.2017, the Union Government facilitated setting up of 12 Special Courts in 11 States (NCT of Delhi-2, Andhra Pradesh-1, Telangana-1, Karnataka-1, Kerala-1, Tamil Nadu-1, Maharashtra-1, Madhya Pradesh-1, Uttar Pradesh-1, Bihar-1, and West Bengal-1) for the expeditious trial and disposal of criminal cases involving elected MPs/MLAs. As of now, 10 Special Courts are functional in 9 States (Special court of Bihar and Kerala were discontinued as per direction of the Apex court dated 04.12.2018). Performance of these special courts is being monitored by the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India.

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## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (A) & (B) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *376 FOR ANSWER ON 20.12.2024 REGARDING 'BACKLOG OF CRIMINAL CASES'.

The statement of cases settled in National Lok Adalats during the last five years

| S.No.   | Name of the State Authority        | 2019                                                       | 2020                                                       | 2021                                                       | 2022                                                       | 2023                                                      | 2024 (upto September,24)                                  |
|---------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
| S.No.   | Name of the State Authority        | Cases disposed of (Both Pre- litigative and Pending cases) | Cases disposed of (Both Pre- litigative and Pending cases) | Cases disposed of (Both Pre- litigative and Pending cases) | Cases disposed of (Both Pre- litigative and Pending cases) | Cases disposed of (Both Pre-litigative and Pending cases) | Cases disposed of (Both Pre-litigative and Pending cases) |
| 1       | Andaman& Nicobar                   | 0                                                          | 248                                                        | 3997                                                       | 3310                                                       | 1536                                                      | 2319                                                      |
| 2       | Andhra Pradesh                     | 97415                                                      | 37896                                                      | 122839                                                     | 647956                                                     | 671612                                                    | 139472                                                    |
| 3       | Arunachal Pradesh                  | 588                                                        | 104                                                        | 1054                                                       | 1071                                                       | 990                                                       | 1463                                                      |
| 4       | Assam                              | 21596                                                      | 12188                                                      | 39642                                                      | 113989                                                     | 164445                                                    | 129525                                                    |
| 5       | Bihar                              | 164984                                                     | 66451                                                      | 151620                                                     | 305483                                                     | 357765                                                    | 265649                                                    |
| 6       | Chandigarh                         | 11188                                                      | 2569                                                       | 16833                                                      | 15569                                                      | 63764                                                     | 31149                                                     |
| 7       | Chhattisgarh                       | 57648                                                      | 24464                                                      | 134548                                                     | 1125318                                                    | 1664237                                                   | 2374635                                                   |
| 8       | Dadra &Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu | 2270                                                       | 1799                                                       | 285                                                        | 1538                                                       | 20632                                                     | 8592                                                      |
| 9       | Delhi                              | 71377                                                      | 83006                                                      | 154992                                                     | 535025                                                     | 671278                                                    | 509192                                                    |
| 10      | Goa                                | 1565                                                       | 351                                                        | 1680                                                       | 3934                                                       | 3505                                                      | 3007                                                      |
| 11      | Gujarat                            | 193150                                                     | 41584                                                      | 748722                                                     | 1185571                                                    | 1863177                                                   | 1584194                                                   |
| 12      | Haryana                            | 103298                                                     | 30298                                                      | 123413                                                     | 673487                                                     | 985650                                                    | 1010654                                                   |
| 13      | Himachal Pradesh                   | 25432                                                      | 5971                                                       | 35556                                                      | 111150                                                     | 150181                                                    | 128235                                                    |
| 14      | Jammu& Kashmir                     | 32177                                                      | 13258                                                      | 166544                                                     | 390496                                                     | 404665                                                    | 446944                                                    |
| 15      | Jharkhand                          | 49228                                                      | 53152                                                      | 232473                                                     | 1121405                                                    | 2822947                                                   | 3501128                                                   |
| 16      | Karnataka                          | 281849                                                     | 334681                                                     | 1277856                                                    | 3444607                                                    | 14840452                                                  | 10488183                                                  |
| 17      | Kerala                             | 128729                                                     | 15010                                                      | 68681                                                      | 136101                                                     | 57726                                                     | 46886                                                     |
| 18      | Ladakh                             | 0                                                          | 0                                                          | 1463                                                       | 1444                                                       | 1781                                                      | 1624                                                      |

| 19   | Lakshadweep    |       4 |       8 |        7 |      129 |       41 |       35 |
|------|----------------|---------|---------|----------|----------|----------|----------|
| 20   | Madhya Pradesh |  234433 |  108365 |   347333 |   419776 |   536105 |   357346 |
| 21   | Maharashtra    |  428376 |  215837 |  2440375 |  4754239 |  3543736 |  3588920 |
| 22   | Manipur        |    1994 |     204 |      794 |     1343 |      437 |      708 |
| 23   | Meghalaya      |     695 |     303 |      852 |      956 |      680 |      756 |
| 24   | Mizoram        |     495 |     218 |      790 |     4432 |     4087 |      951 |
| 25   | Nagaland       |     973 |     251 |      941 |      888 |      801 |      782 |
| 26   | Odisha         |   43197 |   18329 |    35557 |   337065 |   348288 |   565104 |
| 27   | Puducherry     |    4194 |    1738 |     5084 |     6405 |     6297 |     3099 |
| 28   | Punjab         |   89016 |   32528 |   138175 |   392256 |   760712 |   840072 |
| 29   | Rajasthan      |  219098 |  103060 |   286834 |  4572315 | 16586071 |  8240293 |
| 30   | Sikkim         |     165 |      30 |      110 |      232 |      126 |       76 |
| 31   | Tamil Nadu     |  340594 |   88819 |   191604 |   447536 |   355762 |   243724 |
| 32   | Telangana      |  110838 |   47560 |   349902 |  1611677 |  5591849 | 13399009 |
| 33   | Tripura        |    3354 |     382 |     1070 |     4814 |    15724 |    32884 |
| 34   | Uttar Pradesh  | 2484405 | 1171022 |  5551793 | 18698973 | 31644594 | 28258464 |
| 35   | Uttarakhand    |   26058 |    8088 |    20882 |    67438 |    85032 |    58465 |
| 36   | West Bengal    |   62890 |   28596 |   133736 |   788082 |  1115532 |  1006326 |
|      | Grand Total    | 5293273 | 2548368 | 12788037 | 41926010 | 85342217 | 77269865 |

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (A) & (B) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *376 FOR ANSWER ON 20.12.2024 REGARDING 'BACKLOG OF CRIMINAL CASES'.

The statement of cases disposed of in the State Lok Adalats during the last five years.

| S.N o.   | Name of the State Authority    | 2019-20                      | 2019-20                                                       | 2020-21                     | 2020-21                                                     | 2021-22                     | 2021-22                                                       | 2022-23                     | 2022-23                                                       | 2023-24                     | 2023-24                                                    | 2024-25 (upto September, 2024)   | 2024-25 (upto September, 2024)                             |
|----------|--------------------------------|------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
| S.N o.   | Name of the State Authority    | No. of Benche s constit uted | Cases Dispose d of (Both Pre- litigativ e and Pendin g cases) | No. of Benches constitut ed | Cases Dispose d of (Both Pre- litigative and Pending cases) | No. of Benches constitut ed | Cases Dispose d of (Both Pre- litigativ e and Pendin g cases) | No. of Benches constitut ed | Cases Dispose d of (Both Pre- litigativ e and Pendin g cases) | No. of Benches constitut ed | Cases Disposed of (Both Pre- litigative and Pending cases) | No. of Benches constitu ted      | Cases Disposed of (Both Pre- litigative and Pending cases) |
| 1        | Andaman& Nicobar               | 2                            | 290                                                           | 1                           | 90                                                          | 0                           | 0                                                             | 0                           | 0                                                             | 0                           | 0                                                          | 0                                | 0                                                          |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh                 | 8493                         | 11400                                                         | 3585                        | 30461                                                       | 4874                        | 12123                                                         | 4999                        | 6720                                                          | 80                          | 1825                                                       | 0                                | 0                                                          |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh              | 47                           | 118                                                           | 6                           | 25                                                          | 24                          | 91                                                            | 1                           | 4                                                             | 0                           | 0                                                          | 0                                | 0                                                          |
| 4        | Assam                          | 419                          | 33084                                                         | 6                           | 1                                                           | 136                         | 13672                                                         | 0                           | 0                                                             | 0                           | 0                                                          | 0                                | 0                                                          |
| 5        | Bihar                          | 931                          | 1256                                                          | 28                          | 97                                                          | 1                           | 6                                                             | 9                           | 574                                                           | 0                           | 0                                                          | 0                                | 0                                                          |
| 6        | Chandigarh                     | 12                           | 28                                                            | 26                          | 1                                                           | 69                          | 37                                                            | 30                          | 538                                                           | 32                          | 1413                                                       | 0                                | 0                                                          |
| 7        | Chhattisgarh                   | 610                          | 1662                                                          | 491                         | 3475                                                        | 187                         | 228                                                           | 124                         | 139                                                           | 0                           | 0                                                          | 0                                | 0                                                          |
| 8        | Dadra& Nagar Haveli Daman& Diu | 0                            | 0                                                             | 0                           | 0                                                           | 0                           | 0                                                             | 0                           | 0                                                             | 0                           | 0                                                          | 0                                | 0                                                          |
| 9        | Delhi                          | 52                           | 16340                                                         | 300                         | 195359                                                      | 250                         | 147103                                                        | 60                          | 11094                                                         | 198                         | 123151                                                     | 182                              | 141984                                                     |
| 10       | Goa                            | 5                            | 81                                                            | 8                           | 777                                                         | 30                          | 3209                                                          | 43                          | 1308                                                          | 13                          | 245                                                        | 8                                | 329                                                        |
| 11       | Gujarat                        | 4542                         | 20611                                                         | 2851                        | 21880                                                       | 5157                        | 15546                                                         | 3805                        | 19717                                                         | 12                          | 244                                                        | 1569                             | 6544                                                       |
| 12       | Haryana                        | 66040                        | 124952                                                        | 33774                       | 52789                                                       | 54762                       | 115797                                                        | 43135                       | 230018                                                        | 92                          | 29196                                                      | 0                                | 0                                                          |

| 13   | Himachal Pradesh   |   1865 |   68651 |    90 |   3205 |   260 |   22031 |   142 |   4198 |   59 |    2880 |   26 |    1126 |
|------|--------------------|--------|---------|-------|--------|-------|---------|-------|--------|------|---------|------|---------|
| 14   | Jammu& Kashmir     |    145 |   16774 |   125 |   9469 |    24 |    3271 |   225 |  76683 |  134 |   28170 |  138 |   26422 |
| 15   | Jharkhand          |    743 |   14341 |   607 |  79649 |  1310 |   22954 |  1523 |  10868 | 1495 |   33718 |  721 |  748810 |
| 16   | Karnataka          |   3890 |   45165 |  1912 | 121884 |   412 |    2524 |   229 |   2632 |    0 |       0 |    0 |       0 |
| 17   | Kerala             |   1972 |   21408 |   721 |   4837 |   302 |   19226 |   607 |  23246 |  657 |   26231 |  291 |    1675 |
| 18   | Ladakh             |      0 |       0 |     0 |      0 |     4 |      32 |     4 |    240 |    0 |       0 |    0 |       0 |
| 19   | Lakshadweep        |      2 |       0 |     0 |      0 |     0 |       0 |     3 |      3 |    1 |       1 |    0 |       0 |
| 20   | Madhya Pradesh     |   1166 |   10675 |  1714 |  14903 |   808 |    4110 |  1242 |   5367 | 1472 |   48996 |  548 |    1426 |
| 21   | Maharashtra        |    592 |    7932 |    22 |    605 |     6 |      28 |    30 |    341 |   38 |     580 |    2 |       1 |
| 22   | Manipur            |      0 |       0 |     1 |     21 |     0 |       0 |     4 |     43 |    0 |       0 |    0 |       0 |
| 23   | Meghalaya          |      0 |       0 |     0 |      0 |    23 |      89 |     0 |      0 |    0 |       0 |    0 |       0 |
| 24   | Mizoram            |    112 |     552 |    27 |    147 |    17 |     204 |    41 |   1202 |   12 |      94 |   35 |     398 |
| 25   | Nagaland           |      0 |       0 |     0 |      0 |     0 |       0 |     0 |      0 |    0 |       0 |    0 |       0 |
| 26   | Odisha             |    101 |   45210 |   239 |   4628 |    12 |     326 |     6 | 112422 |    3 |  244230 |    0 |       0 |
| 27   | Puducherry         |     49 |     699 |    24 |    392 |    42 |     262 |    47 |    743 |   38 |     492 |   12 |     181 |
| 28   | Punjab             |    803 |    4242 |     0 |      0 |   339 |    1108 |     6 |     15 |  154 |    2268 |    0 |       0 |
| 29   | Rajasthan          |   3689 |    6522 |   607 |  34514 |   786 |     845 |  1202 |   1628 | 1086 |    1039 |  526 |     497 |
| 30   | Sikkim             |    120 |     560 |   110 |    158 |   110 |     636 |   150 |    887 |  143 |     784 |   78 |     468 |
| 31   | Tamil Nadu         |   2181 |   16621 |   767 |  13117 |   759 |   13066 |  1295 |  16369 | 1336 |   34744 |  263 |    3104 |
| 32   | Telangana          |   1862 |   12352 |  1501 |  24327 |  2827 |    7363 |  2604 |  25365 | 2474 |  171817 | 1267 |   12089 |
| 33   | Tripura            |     35 |    7353 |    12 |   6938 |    93 |   11624 |    19 |   2492 |   62 |   25637 |   11 |    3796 |
| 34   | Uttar Pradesh      |    197 |    3916 |   200 | 100305 |    57 |   31414 |    30 | 259125 |  172 |  411941 |  224 |   59246 |
| 35   | Uttarakhand        |     72 |   27258 |   121 |   6166 |    25 |    8605 |   125 |  26498 |  102 |   17407 |   43 |    3816 |
| 36   | West Bengal        |   1307 |   25698 |   575 |  13853 |   774 |   74999 |   454 |  10830 |    0 |       0 |    0 |       0 |
|      | Grand Total        | 102056 |  545751 | 50451 | 744073 | 74480 |  532529 | 62194 | 851309 | 9865 | 1207103 | 5944 | 1011912 |

## ANNEXURE-III

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (A) & (B) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *376 FOR ANSWER ON 20.12.2024 REGARDING 'BACKLOG OF CRIMINAL CASES'.

The statement of cases settled in Permanent Lok Adalats during the last five years.

| S. No   | SLSA                          | 2019-20                 | 2019-20                       | 2020-21                 | 2020-21                       | 2021-22                 | 2021-22                       | 2022-23                 | 2022-23                       | 2023-24                 | 2023-24                       | 2024-25 (upto September, 2024)   | 2024-25 (upto September, 2024)   |
|---------|-------------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| S. No   | SLSA                          | Sitting During the year | Cases settled during the year | Sitting During the year | Cases settled during the year | Sitting During the year | Cases settled during the year | Sitting During the year | Cases settled during the year | Sitting During the year | Cases settled during the year | Sitting During the year          | Cases settled during the year    |
| 1       | Andaman& Nicobar              | 0                       | 0                             | 0                       | 0                             | 0                       | 0                             | 0                       | 0                             | 0                       | 0                             | 0                                | 0                                |
| 2       | Andhra Pradesh                | 1384                    | 1608                          | 431                     | 1283                          | 927                     | 1406                          | 1058                    | 558                           | 1349                    | 1134                          | 726                              | 860                              |
| 3       | Arunachal Pradesh             | 0                       | 0                             | 0                       | 0                             | 0                       | 0                             | 0                       | 0                             | 0                       | 0                             | 0                                | 0                                |
| 4       | Assam                         | 263                     | 38                            | 99                      | 12                            | 141                     | 56                            | 213                     | 56                            | 195                     | 97                            | 83                               | 13                               |
| 5       | Bihar                         | 1754                    | 688                           | 977                     | 203                           | 482                     | 221                           | 313                     | 157                           | 0                       | 0                             | 0                                | 0                                |
| 6       | Chandigarh                    | 246                     | 582                           | 246                     | 108                           | 240                     | 687                           | 241                     | 10945                         | 239                     | 11511                         | 124                              | 6978                             |
| 7       | Chhattisgarh                  | 918                     | 96                            | 346                     | 32                            | 1045                    | 1199                          | 1224                    | 2028                          | 1174                    | 6749                          | 575                              | 5536                             |
| 8       | Dadra& Nagar HaveliDaman &Diu | 0                       | 0                             | 0                       | 0                             | 0                       | 0                             | 0                       | 0                             | 0                       | 0                             | 0                                | 0                                |
| 9       | Delhi                         | 516                     | 19439                         | 532                     | 14765                         | 791                     | 17395                         | 773                     | 18682                         | 781                     | 19337                         | 412                              | 10713                            |
| 10      | Goa                           | 21                      | 57                            | 24                      | 30                            | 2                       | 0                             | 0                       | 0                             | 0                       | 0                             | 3                                | 44                               |
| 11      | Gujarat                       | 9                       | 120                           | 1                       | 105                           | 9                       | 2238                          | 1                       | 8                             | 0                       | 0                             | 0                                | 0                                |
| 12      | Haryana                       | 3578                    | 45839                         | 3413                    | 9654                          | 3547                    | 30960                         | 3416                    | 72440                         | 3659                    | 107362                        | 1821                             | 33091                            |
| 13      | Himachal Pradesh              | 38                      | 112                           | 6                       | 10                            | 9                       | 11                            | 0                       | 0                             | 0                       | 0                             | 0                                | 0                                |
| 14      | Jammu& Kashmir                | 0                       | 0                             | 0                       | 0                             | 0                       | 0                             | 0                       | 0                             | 0                       | 0                             | 0                                | 0                                |
| 15      | Jharkhand                     | 2738                    | 10517                         | 3554                    | 1943                          | 5144                    | 32514                         | 6216                    | 26154                         | 5826                    | 35715                         | 2958                             | 14287                            |

| 16   | Karnataka      |   1578 |   6399 |   1069 |   3869 |   1292 |   5371 |   904 |   4588 |   603 |   4190 |   646 |   4573 |
|------|----------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|-------|--------|-------|--------|-------|--------|
| 17   | Kerala         |    276 |    442 |    336 |    248 |    212 |   1104 |   226 |   2564 |   415 |   1527 |   196 |    219 |
| 18   | Ladakh         |      0 |      0 |      0 |      0 |      0 |      0 |     0 |      0 |     0 |      0 |     0 |      0 |
| 19   | Lakshadweep    |      0 |      0 |      0 |      0 |      0 |      0 |     0 |      0 |     0 |      0 |     0 |      0 |
| 20   | Madhya Pradesh |    368 |    510 |    455 |    270 |    886 |    574 |  1176 |    608 |  1071 |    409 |   422 |    156 |
| 21   | Maharashtra    |    797 |   3304 |    541 |    249 |    918 |    765 |  1017 |   1208 |  1023 |    485 |   503 |    497 |
| 22   | Manipur        |      0 |      0 |      0 |      0 |      0 |      0 |     0 |      0 |     0 |      0 |     0 |      0 |
| 23   | Meghalaya      |      0 |      0 |      0 |      0 |      0 |      0 |     0 |      0 |     0 |      0 |     0 |      0 |
| 24   | Mizoram        |      0 |      0 |      0 |      0 |      0 |      0 |     0 |      0 |     0 |      0 |     0 |      0 |
| 25   | Nagaland       |      0 |      0 |      0 |      0 |      0 |      0 |     0 |      0 |     0 |      0 |     0 |      0 |
| 26   | Odisha         |    935 |   1870 |    583 |   1350 |    742 |   1561 |   753 |   1612 |  1041 |   1891 |   632 |    968 |
| 27   | Puducherry     |      0 |      0 |      0 |      0 |      0 |      0 |     0 |      0 |     0 |      0 |     0 |      0 |
| 28   | Punjab         |   4504 |   8391 |   2868 |   3987 |   4538 |   9967 |  4902 |  14545 |  4969 |  20279 |  2573 |   9869 |
| 29   | Rajasthan      |   4545 |   5254 |   1123 |    806 |   2960 |   3228 |  4435 |   5072 |  4230 |   5799 |  2600 |   2333 |
| 30   | Sikkim         |      0 |      0 |      0 |      0 |      0 |      0 |     0 |      0 |     0 |      0 |     0 |      0 |
| 31   | Tamil Nadu     |    245 |     47 |    236 |     80 |    671 |    272 |  1121 |    528 |  1119 |    427 |   553 |    237 |
| 32   | Telangana      |    181 |   3546 |     66 |    549 |    108 |   6674 |   118 |   7540 |   104 |  12746 |    37 |   7086 |
| 33   | Tripura        |    147 |    208 |      1 |      0 |     44 |     81 |    70 |    162 |    97 |    157 |    65 |     70 |
| 34   | Uttar Pradesh  |   4274 |   1230 |   2714 |    383 |   3961 |   1087 |  3720 |   1173 |  4476 |   2516 |  2005 |   1001 |
| 35   | Uttarakhand    |    461 |    379 |    156 |    522 |    484 |    765 |   590 |    510 |   649 |    432 |   375 |    245 |
| 36   | West Bengal    |      0 |      0 |      0 |      0 |      0 |      0 |     0 |      0 |     0 |      0 |     0 |      0 |
|      | Grand Total    |  29776 | 110676 |  19777 |  40458 |  29153 | 118136 | 32487 | 171138 | 33020 | 232763 | 17309 |  98776 |

## ANNEXURE-IV

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (C) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *376 FOR ANSWER ON 20.12.2024 REGARDING 'BACKLOG OF CRIMINAL CASES'.

## STATE-WISE STATUS OF FAST TRACK COURT (FTCs) AS ON 31.10.2024

| Sl. No.   | Name of States/UTs                 |   Number of Functional FTCs |
|-----------|------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh                     |                          21 |
| 2         | Andaman &Nicobar Island            |                           0 |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh                  |                           0 |
| 4         | Assam                              |                          15 |
| 5         | Bihar                              |                           0 |
| 6         | Chandigarh                         |                           0 |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh                       |                          27 |
| 8         | Dadra &Nagar Haveli and Diu &Daman |                           0 |
| 9         | Delhi                              |                          26 |
| 10        | Goa                                |                           4 |
| 11        | Gujarat                            |                          54 |
| 12        | Haryana                            |                           6 |
| 13        | Himachal Pradesh                   |                           3 |
| 14        | Jammu &Kashmir                     |                           8 |
| 15        | Jharkhand                          |                          41 |
| 16        | Karnataka                          |                           0 |
| 17        | Kerala                             |                           0 |
| 18        | Ladakh                             |                           0 |
| 19        | Lakshadweep                        |                           0 |
| 20        | Madhya Pradesh                     |                           0 |
| 21        | Maharashtra                        |                         101 |
| 22        | Manipur                            |                           6 |
| 23        | Meghalaya                          |                           0 |
| 24        | Mizoram                            |                           2 |
| 25        | Nagaland                           |                           0 |
| 26        | Odisha                             |                           0 |
| 27        | Puducherry                         |                           0 |
| 28        | Punjab                             |                           7 |
| 29        | Rajasthan                          |                           0 |
| 30        | Sikkim                             |                           2 |
| 31        | Tamil Nadu                         |                          72 |
| 32        | Telangana                          |                           0 |
| 33        | Tripura                            |                           3 |
| 34        | Uttar Pradesh                      |                         373 |
| 35        | Uttarakhand                        |                           4 |
| 36        | West Bengal                        |                          88 |
|           | TOTAL                              |                         863 |

## ANNEXURE-V

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (C) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *376 FOR ANSWER ON 20.12.2024 REGARDING 'BACKLOG OF CRIMINAL CASES'.

## STATE-WISE STATUS OF FAST TRACK SPECIAL COURT (FTSC) AS ON 31.10.2024

| Sl. No.   | State/UT             | Functional Courts      | Functional Courts   |
|-----------|----------------------|------------------------|---------------------|
| Sl. No.   | State/UT             | FTSCs including ePOCSO | ePOCSO              |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh       | 16                     | 16                  |
| 2         | Assam                | 17                     | 17                  |
| 3         | Bihar                | 46                     | 46                  |
| 4         | Chandigarh           | 1                      | 0                   |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh         | 15                     | 11                  |
| 6         | Delhi                | 16                     | 11                  |
| 7         | Goa                  | 1                      | 0                   |
| 8         | Gujarat              | 35                     | 24                  |
| 9         | Haryana              | 16                     | 12                  |
| 10        | Himachal Pradesh     | 6                      | 3                   |
| 11        | J&K                  | 4                      | 2                   |
| 12        | Jharkhand            | 22                     | 16                  |
| 13        | Karnataka            | 31                     | 17                  |
| 14        | Kerala               | 55                     | 14                  |
| 15        | Madhya Pradesh       | 67                     | 57                  |
| 16        | Maharashtra          | 8                      | 4                   |
| 17        | Manipur              | 2                      | 0                   |
| 18        | Meghalaya            | 5                      | 5                   |
| 19        | Mizoram              | 3                      | 1                   |
| 20        | Nagaland             | 1                      | 0                   |
| 21        | Odisha               | 44                     | 23                  |
| 22        | Puducherry*          | 1                      | 1                   |
| 23        | Punjab               | 12                     | 3                   |
| 24        | Rajasthan            | 45                     | 30                  |
| 25        | Tamil Nadu           | 14                     | 14                  |
| 26        | Telangana            | 36                     | 0                   |
| 27        | Tripura              | 3                      | 1                   |
| 28        | Uttarakhand          | 4                      | 0                   |
| 29        | Uttar Pradesh        | 218                    | 74                  |
| 30        | West Bengal          | 6                      | 6                   |
| 31        | A&N**                | -                      | -                   |
| 32        | Arunachal Pradesh*** | -                      | -                   |
|           | TOTAL                | 750                    | 408                 |