Lok Sabha Question No. 2710 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-04
Subject: Cases of Crime against Women
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: Thomas Chazhikadan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LAW & JUSTICE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2710 TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, THE 04 TH  AUGUST, 2023

## CASES OF CRIME AGAINST WOMEN

## 2710. SHRI THOMAS CHAZHIKADAN:

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

- (a) the  number  of  cases  including  violent  crimes  against  women  lying  pending  in Supreme Court, High Courts, District and other subordinate courts, State/UT, court  and  category-wise  during  the  last  five  years  along  with  the  reasons identified for pendency;
- (b) the percentage increase or decrease in such pending cases in the last five years, year-wise and court-wise;
- (c) the number of cases disposed and average time taken in their disposal, court and
- State/ UT-wise;
- (d) whether any study on effect of COVID-19 pandemic on pendency of cases and to introduce Artificial Intelligence in judiciary has been conducted; and
- (e)
- if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI ARJUN RAM MEGHWAL)

- (a): Case  specific  data  is  not  maintained  by  the  Government.  However,  case  status data  is  maintained  on  the  National  Judicial  Data  Grid  (NJDG).  As  per  information available  on  the  NJDG,  the  detailed  statement  of  pending  cases  in  High  Courts  is  at ANENXURE-I and for District and Subordinate Courts is at ANNEXURE-II . In case of Supreme  Court,  as  per  the  information  available  on  Integrated  Case  Management

Information System (ICMIS), the statement of cases pending during the last 5 years is at ANNEXURE-III .

Pendency of cases in courts can be contributed to several factors which, inter-alia, include availability of adequate number of judges and judicial officers, supporting court staff  and  physical  infrastructure,  complexity  of  facts  involved,  nature  of  evidence,  cooperation  of  stake  holders  viz.  bar,  investigation  agencies,  witnesses  and  litigants  and proper application of rules and procedures. Other factors that lead to delay in disposal of cases include lack of prescribed time frame 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. However, the disposal of pending cases in courts is within the domain of the judiciary, the Central Government has no role in disposal of cases in courts.

(b): The detailed  statement  showing  the  percentage  increase  or  decrease  in  pending cases  in  the  last  five  years,  year-wise  for  Supreme  Court  is  at ANNEXURE-IV ,  High Courts is at ANNEXURE-V and District and Subordinate Courts is at ANNEXURE- VI .

(c): The  information  related  to  average  time  taken  for  disposal  of  cases  is  not maintained  by  the  Department  as  the  timely  disposal  of  cases  is  within  the  exclusive domain of the judiciary. As per the information obtained from Supreme Court of India, the number of cases disposed by the Supreme Court, as per data retrieved from Integrated Case Management Information System (ICMIS) as on 15.03.2023 was 9,602. In case of High Courts and District Courts, as per information available on the NJDG, the number of cases disposed is at ANENXURE-VII and ANNEXURE-VIII respectively.

(d) & (e): No Sir, no such study on effect of COVID-19 pandemic on pendency of cases and to introduce Artificial Intelligence in judiciary has been conducted by the Department.

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## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (A)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  2710  FOR  ANSWER  ON  04.08.2023  REGARDING  'CASES  OF  CRIME AGAINST WOMEN

| Pendency of cases in High Courts during last five years   | Pendency of cases in High Courts during last five years   | Pendency of cases in High Courts during last five years   | Pendency of cases in High Courts during last five years   | Pendency of cases in High Courts during last five years   | Pendency of cases in High Courts during last five years   | Pendency of cases in High Courts during last five years   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl.No                                                     | High Court                                                | Pendency of Cases as on 31.12.2018                        | Pendency of Cases as on 31.12.2019                        | Pendency of Cases as on 31.12.2020                        | Pendency of Cases as on 31.12.2021                        | Pendency of Cases as on 31.12.2022                        |
| 1                                                         | Allahabad High Court                                      | 939475                                                    | 944657                                                    | 773408                                                    | 803567                                                    | 1032228                                                   |
| 2                                                         | Bombay High Court                                         | 287864                                                    | 305962                                                    | 559119                                                    | 569018                                                    | 610734                                                    |
| 3                                                         | Calcutta High Court                                       | 231576                                                    | 228060                                                    | 267431                                                    | 225449                                                    | 207898                                                    |
| 4                                                         | Gauhati High Court                                        | 33445                                                     | 37243                                                     | 51901                                                     | 55649                                                     | 58501                                                     |
| 5                                                         | High Court for State of Telangana                         |                                                           | 206413                                                    | 236852                                                    | 256518                                                    | 254089                                                    |
| 6                                                         | High Court of Andhra Pradesh                              | 354833                                                    | 193594                                                    | 207762                                                    | 222842                                                    | 240238                                                    |
| 7                                                         | High Court Of Chhattisgarh                                | 63574                                                     | 69316                                                     | 75836                                                     | 81001                                                     | 91184                                                     |
| 8                                                         | High Court of Delhi                                       | 74536                                                     | 80950                                                     | 91195                                                     | 100068                                                    | 105271                                                    |
| 9                                                         | High Court of Gujarat                                     | 114962                                                    | 129184                                                    | 142803                                                    | 152130                                                    | 161929                                                    |
| 10                                                        | High Court of Himachal Pradesh                            | 36177                                                     | 54452                                                     | 73862                                                     | 82238                                                     | 91210                                                     |
| 11                                                        | High Court of Jammu and Kashmir                           | 64042                                                     | 71693                                                     | 63468                                                     | 47761                                                     | 44526                                                     |
| 12                                                        | High Court of Jharkhand                                   | 88932                                                     | 58272                                                     | 88445                                                     | 88371                                                     | 87992                                                     |
| 13                                                        | High Court of Karnataka                                   | 357604                                                    | 271929                                                    | 293259                                                    | 265946                                                    | 304444                                                    |
| 14                                                        | High Court of Kerala                                      | 192754                                                    | 196823                                                    | 214384                                                    | 212525                                                    | 197314                                                    |
| 15                                                        | High Court of Madhya Pradesh                              | 331388                                                    | 357929                                                    | 362932                                                    | 413467                                                    | 429743                                                    |
| 16                                                        | High Court of Manipur                                     | 3062                                                      | 2468                                                      | 4374                                                      | 4817                                                      | 4865                                                      |
| 17                                                        | High Court of Meghalaya                                   | 782                                                       | 757                                                       | 1443                                                      | 1578                                                      | 1188                                                      |
| 18                                                        | High Court of Punjab and Haryana                          | 337231                                                    | 353888                                                    | 637148                                                    | 447690                                                    | 447886                                                    |
| 19                                                        | High Court Of Rajasthan                                   | 285012                                                    | 459828                                                    | 523600                                                    | 574064                                                    | 633787                                                    |
| 20                                                        | High Court of Sikkim                                      | 252                                                       | 234                                                       | 241                                                       | 180                                                       | 165                                                       |
| 21                                                        | High Court of Tripura                                     | 2977                                                      | 2586                                                      | 2347                                                      | 1736                                                      | 1601                                                      |
| 22                                                        | High Court of Uttarakhand                                 | 34049                                                     | 35407                                                     | 38676                                                     | 41922                                                     | 45023                                                     |
| 23                                                        | Madras High Court                                         | 293004                                                    | 272722                                                    | 580770                                                    | 579742                                                    | 550083                                                    |
| 24                                                        | Orissa High Court                                         | 167909                                                    | 150562                                                    | 172476                                                    | 195161                                                    | 164709                                                    |
| 25                                                        | Patna High Court                                          | 153486                                                    | 172425                                                    | 178835                                                    | 225628                                                    | 212106                                                    |
|                                                           | Total                                                     | 4448926                                                   | 4657354                                                   | 5642567                                                   | 5649068                                                   | 5978714                                                   |

Source: - National Judicial Data Grid (NJDG).

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (A) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  2710  FOR  ANSWER  ON  04.08.2023  REGARDING  'CASES  OF  CRIME AGAINST WOMEN

| Pendency of cases in District and Subordinate Courts during last five years   | Pendency of cases in District and Subordinate Courts during last five years   | Pendency of cases in District and Subordinate Courts during last five years   | Pendency of cases in District and Subordinate Courts during last five years   | Pendency of cases in District and Subordinate Courts during last five years   | Pendency of cases in District and Subordinate Courts during last five years   | Pendency of cases in District and Subordinate Courts during last five years   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl.No                                                                         | States                                                                        | Pendency of Cases as on 31.12.2018                                            | Pendency of Cases as on 31.12.2019                                            | Pendency of Cases as on 31.12.2020                                            | Pendency of Cases as on 31.12.2021                                            | Pendency of Cases as on 31.12.2022                                            |
| 1                                                                             | Andhra Pradesh                                                                |                                                                               | 567096                                                                        | 635220                                                                        | 773952                                                                        | 829147                                                                        |
| 2                                                                             | Telangana                                                                     | 1068400                                                                       | 580193                                                                        | 674301                                                                        | 805622                                                                        | 1059401                                                                       |
| 3                                                                             | Andman&Nicobar                                                                | 10229                                                                         | 9795                                                                          | 0                                                                             | 0                                                                             | 11886                                                                         |
| 4                                                                             | Auranchal Pradesh                                                             | 9652                                                                          | 10658                                                                         |                                                                               |                                                                               |                                                                               |
| 5                                                                             | Assam                                                                         | 291960                                                                        | 301427                                                                        | 357197                                                                        | 417788                                                                        | 488800                                                                        |
| 6                                                                             | Bihar                                                                         | 2502204                                                                       | 2714344                                                                       | 3158070                                                                       | 3379229                                                                       | 3445159                                                                       |
| 7                                                                             | Chandigarh                                                                    | 56357                                                                         | 62955                                                                         | 57418                                                                         | 69502                                                                         | 79526                                                                         |
| 8                                                                             | Chattisgarh                                                                   | 267429                                                                        | 285025                                                                        | 324273                                                                        | 376220                                                                        | 411599                                                                        |
| 9                                                                             | Delhi                                                                         | 834813                                                                        | 882366                                                                        | 955850                                                                        | 1082415                                                                       | 1293571                                                                       |
| 10                                                                            | Diu and Daman                                                                 |                                                                               |                                                                               | 2777                                                                          | 2878                                                                          | 2901                                                                          |
| 11                                                                            | DNH at Silvassa                                                               | 5468                                                                          | 5344                                                                          | 3502                                                                          | 3681                                                                          | 3770                                                                          |
| 12                                                                            | Goa                                                                           | 42783                                                                         | 49049                                                                         | 56545                                                                         | 59370                                                                         | 56375                                                                         |
| 13                                                                            | Gujarat                                                                       | 1447459                                                                       | 1595813                                                                       | 1890667                                                                       | 1951550                                                                       | 1743723                                                                       |
| 14                                                                            | Haryana                                                                       | 728097                                                                        | 853375                                                                        | 1100904                                                                       | 1281697                                                                       | 1458270                                                                       |
| 15                                                                            | Himachal Pradesh                                                              | 256640                                                                        | 293706                                                                        | 416564                                                                        | 455949                                                                        | 476137                                                                        |
| 16                                                                            | Jammu& Kashmir                                                                | 163520                                                                        | 172769                                                                        | 215803                                                                        | 243026                                                                        | 299716                                                                        |
| 17                                                                            | Jharkhand                                                                     | 330607                                                                        | 365642                                                                        | 438567                                                                        | 495108                                                                        | 519156                                                                        |
| 18                                                                            | Karnataka                                                                     | 1494608                                                                       | 1531008                                                                       | 1746886                                                                       | 1823103                                                                       | 1893265                                                                       |
| 19                                                                            | Kerala                                                                        | 1652509                                                                       | 1614277                                                                       | 1798342                                                                       | 1943255                                                                       | 1933363                                                                       |
| 20                                                                            | Ladakh                                                                        |                                                                               |                                                                               | 749                                                                           | 824                                                                           | 1154                                                                          |
| 21                                                                            | Madhya Pradesh                                                                | 1354602                                                                       | 1455435                                                                       | 1690053                                                                       | 1876194                                                                       | 2000268                                                                       |
| 22                                                                            | Maharshtra                                                                    | 3531425                                                                       | 3821487                                                                       | 4516311                                                                       | 4881718                                                                       | 4982911                                                                       |
| 23                                                                            | Manipur                                                                       | 6216                                                                          | 6516                                                                          | 10794                                                                         | 12802                                                                         | 12269                                                                         |
| 24                                                                            | Meghalya                                                                      | 13584                                                                         | 13673                                                                         | 10403                                                                         | 14622                                                                         | 16135                                                                         |
| 25                                                                            | Mizoram                                                                       | 6154                                                                          | 6589                                                                          | 4699                                                                          | 5882                                                                          | 5142                                                                          |
| 26                                                                            | Nagaland                                                                      | 4994                                                                          | 3361                                                                          | 1539                                                                          | 2603                                                                          | 2966                                                                          |
| 27                                                                            | Orissa                                                                        | 1319031                                                                       | 1433522                                                                       | 1382538                                                                       | 1519106                                                                       | 1559338                                                                       |
| 28                                                                            | Puducherry                                                                    | 27161                                                                         | 30094                                                                         | 0                                                                             | 34029                                                                         | 29831                                                                         |
| 29                                                                            | Punjab                                                                        | 602014                                                                        | 642327                                                                        | 814538                                                                        | 918858                                                                        | 922360                                                                        |
| 30                                                                            | Rajasthan                                                                     | 1732308                                                                       | 1769823                                                                       | 1830462                                                                       | 2029814                                                                       | 2123475                                                                       |
| 31                                                                            | Sikkim                                                                        | 1208                                                                          | 1142                                                                          | 1570                                                                          | 1926                                                                          | 1843                                                                          |
| 32                                                                            | Tamil Nadu                                                                    | 1084286                                                                       | 1137684                                                                       | 1288573                                                                       | 1363917                                                                       | 1432575                                                                       |
| 33                                                                            | Tripura                                                                       | 58261                                                                         | 27491                                                                         | 41032                                                                         | 39204                                                                         | 40012                                                                         |
| 34                                                                            | U.T of Lakshadweep                                                            | 364                                                                           | 397                                                                           |                                                                               |                                                                               |                                                                               |
| 35                                                                            | Uttar Pradesh                                                                 | 6987417                                                                       | 7807863                                                                       | 8572092                                                                       | 9822224                                                                       | 10973480                                                                      |
| 36                                                                            | Uttrakhand                                                                    | 232338                                                                        | 195281                                                                        | 260564                                                                        | 301001                                                                        | 327350                                                                        |
| 37                                                                            | West Bengal                                                                   | 1950492                                                                       | 2048697                                                                       | 2380633                                                                       | 2589993                                                                       | 2772290                                                                       |
|                                                                               | Total                                                                         | 30074590                                                                      | 32296224                                                                      | 36639436                                                                      | 40579062                                                                      | 43209164                                                                      |

Source: - National Judicial Data Grid  (NJDG).

## ANNEXURE III

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (A) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  2710  FOR  ANSWER  ON  04.08.2023  REGARDING  'CASES  OF  CRIME AGAINST WOMEN

## Pendency of cases in Supreme Court during last five years

|   Year | Total no. of Pending Cases at the end of the year   |
|--------|-----------------------------------------------------|
|   2018 | 57,346                                              |
|   2019 | 59,859                                              |
|   2020 | 65,086                                              |
|   2021 | 70,239                                              |
|   2022 | 69,768                                              |

Source: Integrated Case Management Information System (ICMIS), Supreme Court of India

ANNEXURE IV

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO  PART  (B)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  2710  FOR  ANSWER  ON  04.08.2023  REGARDING  'CASES  OF  CRIME AGAINST WOMEN

Percentage increase or decrease in such pending cases in the last five years in Supreme Court

|   Year | Total no. of Pending Cases at the end of the year   | %Increase (+) / Decrease(-)   |
|--------|-----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|   2018 | 57,346                                              | -                             |
|   2019 | 59,859                                              | (+)4.20%                      |
|   2020 | 65,086                                              | (+)8.03%                      |
|   2021 | 70,239                                              | (+)7.34%                      |
|   2022 | 69,768                                              | (-)0.68%                      |

ANNEXURE V

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO  PART  (B)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  2710  FOR  ANSWER  ON  04.08.2023  REGARDING  'CASES  OF  CRIME AGAINST WOMEN

Percentage increase or decrease in such pending cases in the last five years in High Courts

|   Sl. No | Pendency Position in High Courts   |   No. of Pending Cases | %Increase(+)/ Decrease(-)   |
|----------|------------------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------------|
|        1 | Pendency of Cases as on 31.12.2018 |                4448926 | -                           |
|        2 | Pendency of Cases as on 31.12.2019 |                4657354 | (+) 4.48%                   |
|        3 | Pendency of Cases as on 31.12.2020 |                5642567 | (+) 17.46%                  |
|        4 | Pendency of Cases as on 31.12.2021 |                5649068 | (+) 0.12%                   |
|        5 | Pendency of Cases as on 31.12.2022 |                5978714 | (+) 5.51%                   |

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO  PART  (B)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  2710  FOR  ANSWER  ON  04.08.2023  REGARDING  'CASES  OF  CRIME AGAINST WOMEN

Percentage increase or decrease in such pending cases in the last five years in District and Subordinate Courts

|   Sl.No | Pendency Position in District and Subordinate Courts   |   No. of Pending Cases | %Increase(+)/ Decrease(-)   |
|---------|--------------------------------------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------------|
|       1 | Pendency of Cases as on 31.12.2018                     |               30074590 | -                           |
|       2 | Pendency of Cases as on 31.12.2019                     |               32296224 | (+) 6.88%                   |
|       3 | Pendency of Cases as on 31.12.2020                     |               36639436 | (+) 11.85%                  |
|       4 | Pendency of Cases as on 31.12.2021                     |               40579062 | (+) 9.71%                   |
|       5 | Pendency of Cases as on 31.12.2022                     |               43209164 | (+) 6.09%                   |

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (C) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  2710  FOR  ANSWER  ON  04.08.2023  REGARDING  'CASES  OF  CRIME AGAINST WOMEN

## Cases disposed by High Courts as on 02.08.2023

| S.NO.   | States and UTs                    |   Total Disposed Cases |
|---------|-----------------------------------|------------------------|
| 1       | Allahabad High Court              |                4857565 |
| 2       | Bombay High Court                 |                3436481 |
| 3       | Calcutta High Court               |                1673144 |
| 4       | Gauhati High Court                |                 554153 |
| 5       | High Court for State of Telangana |                1581234 |
| 6       | High Court of Andhra Pradesh      |                 856765 |
| 7       | High Court of Chhattisgarh        |                 495739 |
| 8       | High Court of Delhi               |                 755756 |
| 9       | High Court of Gujarat             |                1636941 |
| 10      | High Court of Himachal Pradesh    |                 478260 |
| 11      | High Court of Jammu and Kashmir   |                 357502 |
| 12      | High Court of Jharkhand           |                 694037 |
| 13      | High Court osf Karnataka          |                1756435 |
| 14      | High Court of Kerala              |                1732900 |
| 15      | High Court of Madhya Pradesh      |                2577704 |
| 16      | High Court of Manipur             |                  52832 |
| 17      | High Court of Meghalaya           |                  14838 |
| 18      | High Court of Orissa              |                1475235 |
| 19      | High Court of Punjab and Haryana  |                2132556 |
| 20      | High Court of Rajasthan           |                2602738 |
| 21      | High Court of Sikkim              |                   2431 |
| 22      | High Court of Tripura             |                  43405 |
| 23      | High Court of Uttarakhand         |                 278481 |
| 24      | Madras High Court                 |                4476319 |
| 25      | Patna High Court                  |                2321831 |
|         | Total                             |               36845282 |

Source: - National Judicial Data Grid.

## ANNEXURE VIII

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (C) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  2710  FOR  ANSWER  ON  04.08.2023  REGARDING  'CASES  OF  CRIME AGAINST WOMEN

## Cases disposed by District and Subordinate Courts as on 02.08.2023

| S.NO.   | States and UTs                    |   Total Disposed Cases |
|---------|-----------------------------------|------------------------|
| 1       | Andaman and Nicobar               |                  38158 |
| 2       | Andhra Pradesh                    |                3236732 |
| 3       | Arunachal Pradesh                 |                    320 |
| 4       | Assam                             |                1717234 |
| 5       | Bihar                             |                3802529 |
| 6       | Chandigarh                        |                 308935 |
| 7       | Chhattisgarh                      |                1843154 |
| 8       | Delhi                             |                3709285 |
| 9       | Diu and Daman                     |                  20954 |
| 10      | Dadra and Nagar Haveli at Silvasa |                  17872 |
| 11      | Goa                               |                 409596 |
| 12      | Gujarat                           |               12297263 |
| 13      | Haryana                           |                4902236 |
| 14      | Himachal Pradesh                  |                2359564 |
| 15      | Jammu and Kashmir                 |                 792918 |
| 16      | Jharkhand                         |                2155066 |
| 17      | Karnataka                         |               16238915 |
| 18      | Kerala                            |                7259091 |
| 19      | Ladakh                            |                   4967 |
| 20      | Madhya Pradesh                    |               11760416 |
| 21      | Maharashtra                       |               20075116 |
| 22      | Manipur                           |                 128484 |
| 23      | Meghalaya                         |                  71735 |
| 24      | Mizoram                           |                  28990 |
| 25      | Nagaland                          |                   3114 |
| 26      | Odisha                            |                2094540 |
| 27      | Puducherry                        |                 192416 |
| 28      | Punjab                            |                5334190 |
| 29      | Rajasthan                         |                6715914 |
| 30      | Sikkim                            |                  38297 |
| 31      | Tamil Nadu                        |                9730967 |
| 32      | Telangana                         |                3028365 |
| 33      | Tripura                           |                 235708 |
| 34      | Uttar Pradesh                     |               22529521 |
| 35      | Uttarakhand                       |                1451816 |
| 36      | West Bengal                       |                4219181 |
| Total   | Total                             |              148753559 |

Source: - National Judicial Data Grid.