Lok Sabha Question No. 591 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-06
Subject: Arrest of Persons
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Kunwar Danish Ali

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 591

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 6 TH  FEBRUARY, 2024/ MAGHA 17, 1945 (SAKA)

ARREST OF PERSONS

†591.     KUNWAR DANISH ALI:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  the  details  of  the  number  of  persons  arrested  on  charges  related  to conspiring to commit crimes against the Government, amassing weapons with the intention of waging a war against the Government, conspiring to commit terrorist acts, etc. in the country during the last five years;

(b) whether any of the said persons were found innocent, if so, the details thereof; and

(c) the number of persons against whom charge sheets have been filed?

ANSWER

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

(a) to (c):  The  National  Crime  Records  Bureau  (NCRB)  compiles  and publishes  information  on  crimes  in  its  publication "Crime  in India". Published  reports  are  available  till  the  year  2022.  As  per  the  published data, details for the years 2018-2022 are as follows:

| Crime Head   | Offences against State (Sedition and others)   | Offences against State (Sedition and others)   | Offences against State (Sedition and others)   | Offences against State (Sedition and others)   | The Unlawful Activities (P) Act   | The Unlawful Activities (P) Act   | The Unlawful Activities (P) Act   | The Unlawful Activities (P) Act   |
|--------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| Year         | Cases registered (CR)                          | Persons Arrested (PAR)                         | Persons Charge Sheeted (PCS)                   | Persons Acquitted (PAQ)                        | Cases registered (CR)             | Persons Arrested (PAR)            | Persons Charge Sheeted (PCS)      | Persons Acquitted (PAQ)           |
| 149          | 172                                            | 93                                             | 32                                             | 1182                                           | 1421                              | 853                               | 117                               | 2018                              |
| 163          | 197                                            | 146                                            | 42                                             | 1226                                           | 1948                              | 1139                              | 92                                | 2019                              |
| 172          | 154                                            | 94                                             | 10                                             | 796                                            | 1321                              | 1008                              | 116                               | 2020                              |
| 149          | 166                                            | 123                                            | 10                                             | 814                                            | 1621                              | 1317                              | 53                                | 2021                              |
| 68           | 99                                             | 44                                             | 37                                             | 1005                                           | 2636                              | 2186                              | 172                               | 2022                              |

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