Lok Sabha Question No. 2376 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-06
Subject: Cases under PMLA and UAPA
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri Asaduddin Owaisi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2376

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 6 TH  AUGUST, 2024/ SHRAVAN 15, 1946 (SAKA)

CASES UNDER PMLA AND UAPA

2376    SHRI ASADUDDIN OWAISI:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  total  number of cases registered under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act between 2014-24, year-wise;
- (b)  the  total  number  of  cases  registered  under  the  Unlawful  Activities Prevention Act between 2014 and 2024, year-wise;
- (c) the total number of acquittals under PMLA between 2014-24, year-wise;
- (d)  the  total  number  of  convictions  under  PMLA between 2014-24, yearwise;
- (e) the total number of acquittals under UAPA between 2014-24, year-wise;
- (f)  the  total  number  of  convictions  under  UAPA  between  2014-24,  yearwise; and
- (g) the total number accused presently under arrest in both laws, year-wise and State-wise?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI NITYANAND RAI)

(a) to (f) The  total  number  of  cases  registered,  cases  acquitted  and cases convicted under Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA)

between 2014-2024, as per the information received from the Directorate of Enforcement (ED), are at Annexure-I.

The  cases  under  the  Unlawful  Activities  (Prevention)  Act,  1967 (UAPA)  are  registered  by  the  State  Police  and  Central  Agencies.  The National  Crime  Records  Bureau  (NCRB)  compiles  the  data  on  crime, including  cases  registered  under  UAPA,  and  publishes  the  same  in  its annual publication 'Crime in India'. The latest published report of NCRB is for the year 2022. As per the reports, the number of cases registered, cases acquitted and cases convicted under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (UAPA) from 2014 to 2022 are at Annexure-II.

(g)    Year  wise and State-wise, total number of accused presently under arrest under the provisions of Prevention of Money-Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA)  from  2016  to  2024,  as  per  the  information  received  from  the Directorate of Enforcement (ED), are at Annexure-III.

The  National  Crime  Records  Bureau  (NCRB)  does  not  maintain  the information on the total number of accused presently under arrest under the UAPA.

******

## (Referred to in reply to part (a) to (f) of the LS USQ No.2376 for 06.08.2024)

Cases  Registered,  Cases  Acquitted  and  Cases  Convicted  under  the  Prevention  of Money-laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA), from 2014 to 2024:

| Year   |   Cases Registered |   Cases Acquitted |   Cases Convicted |
|--------|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
| 2014   |                195 |                00 |                00 |
| 2015   |                148 |                00 |                00 |
| 2016   |                170 |                00 |                00 |
| 2017   |                171 |                02 |                03 |
| 2018   |                146 |                00 |                02 |
| 2019   |                188 |                00 |                04 |
| 2020   |                708 |                00 |                03 |
| 2021   |               1166 |                00 |                02 |
| 2022   |               1074 |                00 |                08 |
| 2023   |                934 |                00 |                09 |
| 2024   |                397 |                01 |                09 |
| Total  |               5297 |                03 |                40 |

## (Referred to in reply to part (a) to (f) of the LS USQ No.2376 for 06.08.2024)

Cases Registered, Cases Acquitted and Cases Convicted under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (UAPA) from 2014 to 2022:

| Year   |   Cases Registered |   Cases Acquitted |   Cases Convicted |
|--------|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
| 2014   |                976 |                24 |                 9 |
| 2015   |                897 |                65 |                11 |
| 2016   |                922 |                22 |                11 |
| 2017   |                901 |                33 |                34 |
| 2018   |               1182 |                68 |                34 |
| 2019   |               1226 |                64 |                33 |
| 2020   |                796 |                99 |                27 |
| 2021   |                814 |                39 |                27 |
| 2022   |               1005 |               153 |                36 |
| Total  |               8719 |               567 |               222 |

## (Referred to in reply to part (g) of the LS USQ No. 2376 for 06.08.2024)

| Year wise and State-wise, total number of accused presently under arrest under the provisions of Prevention of Money-laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) from 2016 to 2024   |   Year wise and State-wise, total number of accused presently under arrest under the provisions of Prevention of Money-laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) from 2016 to 2024 |   Year wise and State-wise, total number of accused presently under arrest under the provisions of Prevention of Money-laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) from 2016 to 2024 |   Year wise and State-wise, total number of accused presently under arrest under the provisions of Prevention of Money-laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) from 2016 to 2024 |   Year wise and State-wise, total number of accused presently under arrest under the provisions of Prevention of Money-laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) from 2016 to 2024 |   Year wise and State-wise, total number of accused presently under arrest under the provisions of Prevention of Money-laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) from 2016 to 2024 |   Year wise and State-wise, total number of accused presently under arrest under the provisions of Prevention of Money-laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) from 2016 to 2024 |   Year wise and State-wise, total number of accused presently under arrest under the provisions of Prevention of Money-laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) from 2016 to 2024 |   Year wise and State-wise, total number of accused presently under arrest under the provisions of Prevention of Money-laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) from 2016 to 2024 |   Year wise and State-wise, total number of accused presently under arrest under the provisions of Prevention of Money-laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) from 2016 to 2024 |
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| State/UT                                                                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                                                                 2016 |                                                                                                                                                                 2017 |                                                                                                                                                                 2018 |                                                                                                                                                                 2019 |                                                                                                                                                                 2020 |                                                                                                                                                                 2021 |                                                                                                                                                                 2022 |                                                                                                                                                                 2023 |                                                                                                                                                                 2024 |
| Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |
| Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |
| Assam                                                                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |
| Bihar                                                                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    4 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                   12 |                                                                                                                                                                    7 |
| Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                                                         |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    4 |                                                                                                                                                                    8 |                                                                                                                                                                   10 |
| Goa                                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    1 |                                                                                                                                                                    3 |
| Gujarat                                                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |
| Haryana                                                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    1 |                                                                                                                                                                    2 |
| Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                                     |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |
| Jharkhand                                                                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    3 |                                                                                                                                                                    3 |                                                                                                                                                                    7 |                                                                                                                                                                   22 |                                                                                                                                                                   18 |
| Karnataka                                                                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    1 |                                                                                                                                                                    2 |                                                                                                                                                                    2 |
| Kerala                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    4 |                                                                                                                                                                    1 |                                                                                                                                                                    5 |                                                                                                                                                                    3 |
| Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    1 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |
| Maharashtra                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    2 |                                                                                                                                                                    8 |                                                                                                                                                                    7 |                                                                                                                                                                   17 |                                                                                                                                                                    9 |
| Manipur                                                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    1 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |
| Meghalaya                                                                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |
| Mizoram                                                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |
| Nagaland                                                                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |
| Odisha                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    1 |                                                                                                                                                                    1 |
| Punjab                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    1 |                                                                                                                                                                    3 |
| Rajasthan                                                                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    7 |                                                                                                                                                                   17 |
| Sikkim                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |
| Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    4 |                                                                                                                                                                    1 |                                                                                                                                                                    6 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    2 |
| Telangana                                                                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    1 |
| Tripura                                                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |
| Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    1 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    2 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    9 |                                                                                                                                                                    7 |
| Uttarakhand                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    2 |                                                                                                                                                                    2 |
| West Bengal                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    1 |                                                                                                                                                                   15 |                                                                                                                                                                   17 |                                                                                                                                                                    9 |
| Andaman &Nicobar                                                                                                                                                     |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |
| Chandigarh                                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu                                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |
| Delhi                                                                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    1 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    1 |                                                                                                                                                                    8 |                                                                                                                                                                   12 |                                                                                                                                                                   32 |                                                                                                                                                                   36 |
| Jammu and Kashmir                                                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    8 |
| Ladakh                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |
| Lakshadweep                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |
| Puducherry                                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |
| Total                                                                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                    1 |                                                                                                                                                                    1 |                                                                                                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                                                                                   10 |                                                                                                                                                                   31 |                                                                                                                                                                   53 |                                                                                                                                                                  139 |                                                                                                                                                                  140 |

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