Lok Sabha Question No. 254 (STARRED), answered on 2015-12-16
Subject: Investigation of Cases by CBI
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: PRATAPRAO GANPATRAO JADHAV, TARIQ ANWAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS (DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL AND TRAINING)

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 254

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.12.2015)

## INVESTIGATION OF CASES BY CBI

## †*254. SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV: SHRI TARIQ ANWAR:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the number of cases registered with the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) are increasing over the years and if so, the reasons therefor;
- (b) the number of cases investigated by the CBI during the last two years and the current year;
- (c) the number of cases out of the above that are more than five years old and the reasons for the delay in their disposal;
- (d) the  details  of  provisions  regarding the  timeframe  for completion  of  investigation  of cases entrusted to CBI; and
- (e) the efforts made to ensure strict compliance of the said provisions?

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions and Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office. (DR.JITENDRA SINGH)

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

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## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS  (a) to (e) OF LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO *254 FOR 16.12.2015.

- (a) :- According to information provided by CBI, the number of cases registered during the last 5 years i.e. 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 & 2015 (upto 30.11.2015) are as under:-

| Year                    |   Regular Case (RC) |   Preliminary Enquiry (PE) |   No. of cases |
|-------------------------|---------------------|----------------------------|----------------|
| 2010                    |                 867 |                        142 |           1009 |
| 2011                    |                 812 |                        191 |           1003 |
| 2012                    |                 873 |                        175 |           1048 |
| 2013                    |                 855 |                        276 |           1131 |
| 2014                    |                 871 |                        303 |           1174 |
| 2015 (as on 30.11.2015) |                 833 |                        145 |            978 |

The increase in registration of cases by CBI is only marginal and as such may not reflect any definite discernible trend. The main reasons for marginal increase in registration of  cases  are  due  to  larger  number  of  cases  referred  by  Hon'ble  Supreme  Court,  Hon'ble High Courts and State Governments from time to time.

- (b): After registration of cases, CBI undertakes investigation of cases as per the prescribed procedure.  The  number  of  cases  disposed  off  after  investigation/enquiry  during  the  last  2 years i.e. 2013, 2014 and 2015 (upto 30.11.2015) are as under:-
- (c ) to (e):   Out of cases mentioned in reply to part (b) above, more than 05 years old cases disposed after investigation/enquiry during the year 2013, 2014, 2015 (upto 30.11.2015) are as under:-

| Year                    |   Regular (RC) |   Preliminary Enquiry (PE) |   Total No. of cases |
|-------------------------|----------------|----------------------------|----------------------|
| 2013                    |            836 |                        234 |                 1070 |
| 2014                    |            814 |                        280 |                 1094 |
| 2015 (as on 30.11.2015) |            605 |                        156 |                  761 |

| Year                 |   Regular Case (RC) |   Preliminary Enquiry (PE) |   Total No. of cases |
|----------------------|---------------------|----------------------------|----------------------|
| 2013                 |                  13 |                          1 |                   14 |
| 2014                 |                   3 |                          0 |                    3 |
| 2015 (as 30.11.2015) |                   2 |                          0 |                    2 |

Investigation/enquiry  is  conducted  by  CBI  as  per  provisions  of  Code  of  Criminal Procedure (Cr.PC) and as per instructions contained in the Crime Manual of CBI. However there are various reasons which cause the pendency.  Some of these reasons are (a) stay by the  Courts,  (b)  delay  in  handing  over  the  cases  to  CBI  for  investigation  after  initial investigation  by  local  police  (c)  non  traceability  of  accused  persons,  (d)  delay  in  getting expert opinion (e) large  number of cases referred by State Governments, Hon'ble Supreme Court  and  Hon'ble  High  Courts  (f)  complex  and  voluminous  nature  of  cases  (g)  delay  in execution of Letters Rogatory (LR) with foreign Countries, etc. It is the endeavour of CBI to complete  the  investigation/enquiry  expeditiously  and  to  this  effect  rigorous  monitoring  of investigation of  cases  is  done  by  Central  Bureau  of  Investigation  (CBI),  Central  Vigilance Commission (CVC) etc.

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