Lok Sabha Question No. 1862 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-31
Subject: Dowry Cases
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: RODMAL NAGAR

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

**LOK SABHA**

**UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1862**

TO BE ANSWERED ON 31.07.2015

**DOWRY CASES**

1862. 	SHRI NAGAR RODMAL:

Will the Minister of WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

(a) 	whether the instances of physical/ mental torture of women and their deaths in dowry cases have increased in the country during each of the last three years and the current year;

(b) 	if so, the details thereof, State/UT wise and the reasons therefor; and

(c) 	the remedial measures taken/being taken by the Government in this regard?

**ANSWER**

MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

(SHRIMATI MANEKA SANJAY GANDHI)

(a) 	& (b): As per the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data, a total number of 106527, 118866 and 122877 cases have been registered under section 498-A-IPC (cruelty by husband or his relatives) during 2012, 2013 and 2014 respectively. Similarly, a total number of 8233, 8083 and 8455 cases were registered under section 304 B of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) (Dowry Death) in the country during 2012, 2013 and 2014 respectively, which shows a mixed trend. The State/UT-wise details is **annexed.**

(c) :   The Government of India regularly conducts  awareness generation programmes and publicity campaigns on various laws relating to women including Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961   through workshops,  fairs, cultural programmes, seminars, training programmes etc. Advertisements are regularly brought out in the print and electronic media to create awareness on laws relating to rights of women. The Ministry reviews with the States time to time for effective implementation of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961.

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**Annexure referred to in reply to Part (a) & (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question                     No. 1862 for 31.07.2015 by Shri Nagar Rodmal regarding Dowry Cases.**

No. of cases registered under section 498-A-IPC (cruelty by husband or his relatives)  and under section 304 B of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) (Dowry Death) during 2012, 2013 and 2014

| **Sl. No**   | **STATE/UT**         | **Cruelty By husband or his relatives (Sec. 498-A IPC)**   |            |            | **Dowry Death (Sec 304 B of IPC)**   |          |           |
|--------------|----------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|------------|------------|--------------------------------------|----------|-----------|
|              |                      | **2012**                                                   | **2013**   | **2014#**  | **2012**                             | **2013** | **2014#** |
| 1            | Andhra Pradesh       | 13389                                                      | 15084      | 6362       | 504                                  | 492      | 215       |
| 2            | Arunachal Pradesh    | 26                                                         | 29         | 42         | 1                                    | 0        | 1         |
| 3            | Assam                | 6407                                                       | 8636       | 9626       | 140                                  | 170      | 188       |
| 4            | Bihar                | 3686                                                       | 4533       | 4672       | 1275                                 | 1182     | 1373      |
| 5            | Chhattisgarh         | 980                                                        | 1181       | 964        | 81                                   | 109      | 128       |
| 6            | Goa                  | 24                                                         | 40         | 35         | 0                                    | 0        | 0         |
| 7            | Gujarat              | 6658                                                       | 7812       | 5991       | 21                                   | 29       | 23        |
| 8            | Haryana              | 3137                                                       | 3617       | 3478       | 258                                  | 263      | 293       |
| 9            | Himachal Pradesh     | 251                                                        | 328        | 325        | 2                                    | 0        | 1         |
| 10           | Jammu & Kashmir      | 301                                                        | 428        | 467        | 8                                    | 7        | 5         |
| 11           | Jharkhand            | 1261                                                       | 2084       | 1462       | 302                                  | 307      | 350       |
| 12           | Karnataka            | 3684                                                       | 3276       | 3025       | 218                                  | 277      | 313       |
| 13           | Kerala               | 5216                                                       | 4820       | 4919       | 32                                   | 21       | 28        |
| 14           | Madhya Pradesh       | 3988                                                       | 4988       | 6451       | 743                                  | 776      | 733       |
| 15           | Maharashtra          | 7415                                                       | 8542       | 7696       | 329                                  | 320      | 279       |
| 16           | Manipur              | 43                                                         | 29         | 41         | 0                                    | 0        | 1         |
| 17           | Meghalaya            | 16                                                         | 23         | 42         | 1                                    | 2        | 1         |
| 18           | Mizoram              | 8                                                          | 5          | 8          | 0                                    | 0        | 0         |
| 19           | Nagaland             | 0                                                          | 4          | 3          | 0                                    | 1        | 0         |
| 20           | Odisha               | 2638                                                       | 2792       | 3114       | 525                                  | 395      | 441       |
| 21           | Punjab               | 1293                                                       | 1741       | 1681       | 118                                  | 126      | 90        |
| 22           | Rajasthan            | 13312                                                      | 15094      | 15905      | 478                                  | 453      | 408       |
| 23           | Sikkim               | 4                                                          | 5          | 5          | 1                                    | 0        | 0         |
| 24           | Tamil Nadu           | 1965                                                       | 2471       | 2103       | 110                                  | 118      | 95        |
| 25           | Telangana            | -                                                          | -          | 6369       | -                                    | -        | 289       |
| 26           | Tripura              | 858                                                        | 827        | 702        | 37                                   | 29       | 33        |
| 27           | Uttar Pradesh        | 7661                                                       | 8781       | 10471      | 2244                                 | 2335     | 2469      |
| 28           | Uttarakhand          | 368                                                        | 435        | 301        | 71                                   | 43       | 38        |
| 29           | West Bengal          | 19865                                                      | 18116      | 23278      | 593                                  | 481      | 501       |
| 30           | A&N Islands          | 5                                                          | 9          | 14         | 2                                    | 1        | 3         |
| 31           | Chandigarh           | 73                                                         | 92         | 141        | 5                                    | 1        | 2         |
| 32           | D&N Haveli           | 0                                                          | 1          | 6          | 0                                    | 0        | 0         |
| 33           | Daman & Diu          | 3                                                          | 2          | 1          | 0                                    | 0        | 0         |
| 34           | Delhi UT             | 1985                                                       | 3033       | 3173       | 134                                  | 144      | 153       |
| 35           | Lakshadweep          | 1                                                          | 0          | 0          | 0                                    | 0        | 0         |
| 36           | Puducherry           | 6                                                          | 8          | 4          | 0                                    | 1        | 1         |
|              | **Total(All-India)** | **106527**                                                 | **118866** | **122877** | **8233**                             | **8083** | **8455**  |

# implies data is provisional for the year 2014.