Lok Sabha Question No. 446 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-19
Subject: Dowry Deaths
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: MAULANA BADRUDDIN AJMAL, J. JAYASINGH THIYAGARAJ NATTERJEE, MAULANA BADRUDDIN AJMAL, RAJESHBHAI NARANBHAI CHUDASAMA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 446

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 19 TH  JULY, 2016/ ASHADHA 28, 1938 (SAKA)

DOWRY DEATHS

446. SHRI BADRUDDIN AJMAL:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) whether cases of domestic violence on women are on the rise in the country;

(b) if so, the number of women died due to domestic violence particularly on account of demand of dowry and the action taken against the guilty during each of the last three years and the current year, State-wise;

(c) whether the Government has involved NGOs/organizations to create awareness among the people against the demand of dowry;

(d) if so, the details thereof; and

(e) the preventive measures taken/being taken by the Government in this regard?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI HANSRAJ GANGARAM AHIR)

(a) & (b): As  per  information  provided  by  the  National  Crime  Records Bureau  (NCRB),  a  total  of  1,06,527,  1,18,866  and  1,22,877  cases  were reported  under  cruelty  by  husband  or  his  relatives  (section  498A  IPC) during  2012,  2013  and  2014  respectively.  NCRB  has  started  collecting data on the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005

## LS.U.S.Q.No. 446 FOR 19.07.2016

since 2014. A total of 426 cases were reported under the Protection of Women from  Domestic  Violence  Act,  2005  during  2014.  State/UT  wise cases reported, cases chargesheeted, cases convicted, persons arrested, persons chargesheeted and persons convicted under cruelty by husband  or  his  relatives  (Section  498A  IPC)  during  2012-2014  and  the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 during 2014 is enclosed at Annexure-I & II respectively. NCRB does not collect data on women died due to domestic violence separately. State/UT wise cases reported,  cases  chargesheeted,  cases  convicted,  persons  arrested, persons  chargesheeted  and  persons  convicted  under  dowry  deaths (Section 304B IPC) during 2012-2014 is enclosed at Annexure-III.

(c) to (e): State Governments have appointed Dowry Prohibition Officers. In most of the States, the duty of Dowry Prohibition Officer has been  given  as  additional  charge  to  existing  State  functionaries.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.

## LS.U.S.Q.No. 446 FOR 19.07.2016

The  Ministry  of  Home  Affairs  had  issued  a  detailed  advisory  on  4th September, 2009 to all the State Governments/Union Territory Administrations wherein all the States/UTs have been advised to explore the  possibility  of  associating  NGOs  working  in  the  area  of  combating crimes against women and also that all Police stations may be directed to display the name and other details of Protection Officers of the area appointed under the Domestic Violence Act, 2005.

Ministry  of  Home  Affairs  has  requested  the  States/UTs  dated  5th January, 2015 on 'Setting up of IUCAWs in different parts of the country, the objective of these units will be to assist local police in investigation of heinous crimes viz. Rape, dowry death, acid attack, Human Trafficking against women etc. which is available at http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload\_files/mha/files/CrimesagainstWomen0601.

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Advisory  dated  12th  May,  2015  on  Comprehensive  approach  towards crimes against women has been issued which is available at http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload\_files/mha/files/AdvisoryCompAppCrimeAgai nstWomen\_130515.pdf

## LS.U.S.Q.No. 446 FOR 19.07.2016

As per Seventh Schedule of the Constitution 'Police' and 'Public Order' are  the  State  subjects,  and  as  such,  the  primary  responsibility  of prevention  detection, registration, investigation  and  prosecution  of crimes, including crimes against women pertaining to domestic violence, lies with the State Governments/ Union Territory Administrations

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State/UT wise cases registered (CR), cases charge sheeted (CS), cases convicted (CV), persons arrested (PAR), persons charge sheeted (PCS) and persons convicted (PCV) under cruelty by husband or his relatives  (section 498A IPC) during 2012-2014

|       |                   | 2012   | 2012   | 2012   | 2012     | 2012   | 2012   | 2013   | 2013   | 2013   | 2013   | 2013   | 2013   | 2014   | 2014      | 2014    | 2014   | 2014      | 2014    |
|-------|-------------------|--------|--------|--------|----------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|-----------|---------|--------|-----------|---------|
| SL    | State/UT          | CR     | CS     | CV     | PAR      | PCS    | PCV    | CR     | CS     | CV     | PAR    | PCS    | PCV    | CR     | CS        | CV      | PAR    | PCS       | PCV     |
| 1     | Andhra Pradesh    | 13389  | 10689  | 661    | 21251    | 21339  | 1586   | 15084  | 12201  | 782    | 22265  | 20845  | 1487   | 6362   | 5646      | 228     | 9270   | 8864      | 464     |
| 2     | Arunachal Pradesh | 26     | 20     | 2      | 26       | 20     | 2      | 29     | 20     | 5      | 32     | 20     | 3      | 42     | 30        | 0       | 44     | 31        | 0       |
| 3     | Assam             | 6407   | 3971   | 205    | 5435     | 3763   | 287    | 8636   | 5116   | 142    | 7806   | 5277   | 168    | 9626   | 5946      | 159     | 12960  | 7386      | 168     |
| 4     | Bihar             | 3686   | 3125   | 171    | 6963     | 6970   | 368    | 4533   | 3383   | 194    | 7923   | 8474   | 425    | 4672   | 3243      | 109     | 5997   | 5346      | 232     |
| 5     | Chhattisgarh      | 980    | 957    | 242    | 2581     | 2575   | 604    | 1181   | 1158   | 142    | 2892   | 2845   | 490    | 964    | 968       | 225     | 2531   | 2631      | 484     |
| 6     | Goa               | 24     | 7      | 1      | 54       | 20     | 1      | 40     | 25     | 0      | 84     | 67     | 0      | 35     | 29        | 1       | 38     | 64        | 1       |
| 7     | Gujarat           | 6658   | 6522   | 110    | 19982    | 19638  | 299    | 7812   | 7690   | 79     | 24611  | 24494  | 284    | 5991   | 6055      | 76      | 19209  | 19441     | 236     |
| 8     | Haryana           | 3137   | 2011   | 188    | 3606     | 3639   | 345    | 3617   | 2647   | 285    | 4803   | 5150   | 535    | 3478   | 2288      | 89      | 4205   | 3931      | 182     |
| 9     | Himachal Pradesh  | 251    | 215    | 6      | 505      | 519    | 15     | 328    | 279    | 7      | 765    | 752    | 14     | 325    | 282       | 6       | 679    | 692       | 13      |
| 10    | Jammu &Kashmir    | 301    | 273    | 2      | 634      | 634    | 2      | 428    | 339    | 4      | 898    | 894    | 4      | 467    | 385       | 5       | 985    | 994       | 8       |
| 11    | Jharkhand         | 1261   | 929    | 156    | 2207     | 1811   | 251    | 2084   | 1366   | 219    | 3020   | 2395   | 359    | 1462   | 1091      | 138     | 1755   | 1789      | 243     |
| 12    | Karnataka         | 3684   | 3162   | 71     | 6317     | 5919   | 174    | 3276   | 3053   | 85     | 5771   | 5851   | 179    | 3025   | 2610      | 70      | 5523   | 5258      | 276     |
| 13    | Kerala            | 5216   | 5026   | 168    | 6923     | 6712   | 254    | 4820   | 4393   | 173    | 6330   | 6279   | 268    | 4919   | 4458      | 132     | 6818   | 6642      | 165     |
| 14    | Madhya Pradesh    | 3988   | 3970   | 697    | 11104    | 11110  | 1937   | 4988   | 4929   | 907    | 13127  | 13140  | 2275   | 6451   | 6439      | 1039    | 15860  | 15830     | 2702    |
| 15    | Maharashtra       | 7415   | 6946   | 113    | 27379    | 26677  | 372    | 8542   | 7453   | 142    | 31492  | 29673  | 498    | 7696   | 7515      | 113     | 24741  | 25732     | 344     |
| 16    | Manipur           | 43     | 7      | 0      | 21       | 7      | 0      | 29     | 2      | 0      | 18     | 2      | 0      | 41     | 5         | 0       | 18     | 5         | 0       |
| 17    | Meghalaya         | 16     | 8      | 0      | 14       | 12     | 0      | 23     | 13     | 0      | 25     | 15     | 0      | 42     | 32        | 0       | 31     | 32        | 0       |
| 18    | Mizoram           | 8      | 7      | 7      | 7        | 7      | 7      | 5      | 8      | 3      | 5      | 5      | 3      | 8      | 6         | 4       | 11     | 9         | 4       |
| 19    | Nagaland          | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0        | 0      | 0      | 4      | 1      | 1      | 6      | 1      | 1      | 3      | 4         | 2       | 3      | 4         | 2       |
| 20    | Odisha            | 2638   | 2364   | 146    | 4699     | 4904   | 256    | 2792   | 2331   | 78     | 4673   | 4663   | 164    | 3114   | 2971      | 99      | 6523   | 6364      | 211     |
| 21    | Punjab            | 1293   | 718    | 113    | 2288     | 1490   | 408    | 1741   | 977    | 156    | 2785   | 1782   | 432    | 1681   | 958       | 102     | 2720   | 2116      | 277     |
| 22    | Rajasthan         | 13312  | 6934   | 1480   | 9949     | 9969   | 2341   | 15094  | 7721   | 1665   | 10944  | 10940  | 2375   | 15905  | 8739      | 1811    | 11583  | 11498     | 3006    |
| 23    | Sikkim            | 4      | 2      | 3      | 6        | 4      | 6      | 5      | 3      | 5      | 5      | 7      | 7      | 5      | 4         | 4       | 6      | 4         | 4       |
|       | Tamil Nadu        |        |        | 203    |          |        |        | 2471   |        |        |        |        | 540    | 2103   |           |         | 3292   |           |         |
| 24    | Telangana         | 1965 - | 1496 - | -      | 4019 - - | 3092 - | 495    |        | 1853   | 235    | 4475   | 3890   |        | 6369   | 1619 5292 | 180 158 | 9604   | 3150 8721 | 403 220 |
| 25 26 | Tripura           | 858    | 793    | 213    | 1147     | 1296   | 270    | 827    | 785    | 74     | 1491   | 1155   | 93     | 702    | 633       | 49      | 1117   | 1385      | 54      |
|       |                   | 7661   | 4461   | 1414   | 36115    | 19689  | 5105   | 8781   | 5609   | 1572   | 42676  | 24790  | 6237   | 10471  | 6126      | 1376    | 46755  | 25990     | 6139    |
| 27    | Uttar Pradesh     |        |        |        |          |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        | 227       |         |        |           |         |
| 28    | Uttarakhand       | 368    | 255    | 122    | 484      | 386    | 175    | 435    | 321    | 75     | 491    | 482    | 246    | 301    |           | 48      | 472    | 424       | 266     |
| 29    | West Bengal       | 19865  | 21556  | 199    | 22911    | 23083  | 377    | 18116  | 18415  | 82     | 21400  | 20194  | 101    | 23278  | 22463     | 45      | 32174  | 31409     | 56      |
|       | TOTAL STATE(S)    | 104454 | 86424  | 6693   | 196627   | 175285 | 15937  | 115721 | 92091  | 7112   | 220813 | 194082 | 17188  | 119538 | 96064     | 6268    | 224924 | 195742    | 16160   |

| 30    | A & N Islands   | 5         | 3          |      0 |      4 |     3 | 0      |     9 | 9   | 1           |     10 | 9     |      3 |    14 |    8 |      0 |      8 |   8 0 |
|-------|-----------------|-----------|------------|--------|--------|-------|--------|-------|-----|-------------|--------|-------|--------|-------|------|--------|--------|-------|
| 31    | Chandigarh      | 73        | 55 8       |     86 |     93 |    17 |        |    92 | 55  | 8           |    112 | 91 13 |    141 |    62 |   11 |    130 |    110 |    20 |
| 32    | D&N Haveli      | 0         | 1 0        |      0 |      4 |     0 |        |     1 | 0   | 0 0         |      0 | 0     |      6 |     2 |    0 |      5 |      5 |     0 |
| 33    | Daman &Diu      | 3         | 2 0        |     11 |      8 |     0 | 2      |     3 | 0   | 3           |      5 | 0     |      1 |     1 |    0 |      0 |      1 |     0 |
| 34    | Delhi UT        | 1985 1143 | 215        |   1026 |    626 |   448 | 3033   |  1218 | 137 | 1137        |   1083 | 338   |   3173 |   940 |  146 |    577 |   1023 |   180 |
| 35    | Lakshadweep     | 1 0       | 0          |      1 |      0 |     0 | 0      |     1 | 0   | 0           |      1 | 0     |      0 |     0 |    0 |      0 |      0 |     0 |
| 36    | Puducherry      | 6         | 5 0        |      7 |     11 |     0 | 8      |     9 | 0   | 16          |     12 | 0     |      4 |     4 |    0 |      4 |      4 |     0 |
| TOTAL | UT(S)           | 2073      | 1209 223   |   1135 |    745 |   465 | 3145   |  1295 |     | 146 1278    |   1201 | 354   |   3339 |  1017 |  157 |    724 |   1151 |   200 |
| TOTAL | (ALL INDIA)     | 106527    | 87633 6916 | 197762 | 176030 | 16402 | 118866 | 93386 |     | 7258 222091 | 195283 | 17542 | 122877 | 97081 | 6425 | 225648 | 196893 | 16360 |

Source: Crime in India                     Disposal of cases/ persons by police/ courts may includes cases/persons of previous year also.

| State/UT wise cases registered (CR), cases charge sheeted (CS), cases convicted (CV), persons arrested (PAR), persons charge sheeted (PCS) and persons convicted (PCV) under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 during 2014   | State/UT wise cases registered (CR), cases charge sheeted (CS), cases convicted (CV), persons arrested (PAR), persons charge sheeted (PCS) and persons convicted (PCV) under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 during 2014   | State/UT wise cases registered (CR), cases charge sheeted (CS), cases convicted (CV), persons arrested (PAR), persons charge sheeted (PCS) and persons convicted (PCV) under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 during 2014   | State/UT wise cases registered (CR), cases charge sheeted (CS), cases convicted (CV), persons arrested (PAR), persons charge sheeted (PCS) and persons convicted (PCV) under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 during 2014   | State/UT wise cases registered (CR), cases charge sheeted (CS), cases convicted (CV), persons arrested (PAR), persons charge sheeted (PCS) and persons convicted (PCV) under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 during 2014   | State/UT wise cases registered (CR), cases charge sheeted (CS), cases convicted (CV), persons arrested (PAR), persons charge sheeted (PCS) and persons convicted (PCV) under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 during 2014   | State/UT wise cases registered (CR), cases charge sheeted (CS), cases convicted (CV), persons arrested (PAR), persons charge sheeted (PCS) and persons convicted (PCV) under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 during 2014   | State/UT wise cases registered (CR), cases charge sheeted (CS), cases convicted (CV), persons arrested (PAR), persons charge sheeted (PCS) and persons convicted (PCV) under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 during 2014   |
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| Code                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | State/UT                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | CR                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | CS                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | CV                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | PAR                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | PCS                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | PCV                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 1                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 2                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 3                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Assam                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 1                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 1                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 1                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 1                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 4                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Bihar                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 112                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 52                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 2                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 123                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 65                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 3                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 5                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 6                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Goa                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 2                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 1                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 1                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 1                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 7                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Gujarat                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 2                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 2                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 2                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 2                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 8                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Haryana                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 4                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 5                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 3                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 8                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 9                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 5                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 4                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 5                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 4                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 10                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Jammu &Kashmir                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 11                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Jharkhand                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 5                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 2                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 4                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 2                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 12                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Karnataka                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 13                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Kerala                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 140                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 106                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 2                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 116                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 115                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 2                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 14                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 53                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 51                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 2                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 59                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 59                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 5                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 15                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Maharashtra                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 4                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 3                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 6                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 5                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 16                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Manipur                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 17                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Meghalaya                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 18                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Mizoram                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 19                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Nagaland                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 20                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Odisha                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 21                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Punjab                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 2                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 2                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 22                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Rajasthan                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 17                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 11                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 16                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 16                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 23                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Sikkim                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 24                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 4                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 3                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 4                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 3                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 25                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Telangana                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 1                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 1                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 3                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 3                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 26                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Tripura                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 27                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 66                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 67                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 2                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 345                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 350                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 2                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 28                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Uttarakhand                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |

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| 29   | West Bengal       |   1 |   1 |   0 |   3 |   3 |   0 |
|------|-------------------|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|
|      | TOTAL STATE(S)    | 419 | 310 |   8 | 693 | 637 |  12 |
| 30   | A & N Islands     |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |
| 31   | Chandigarh        |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |
| 32   | D&N Haveli        |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |
| 33   | Daman &Diu        |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |
| 34   | Delhi UT          |   7 |   2 |   1 |   0 |   2 |   1 |
| 35   | Lakshadweep       |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |
| 36   | Puducherry        |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |
|      | TOTAL UT(S)       |   7 |   2 |   1 |   0 |   2 |   1 |
|      | TOTAL (ALL INDIA) | 426 | 312 |   9 | 693 | 639 |  13 |

Source: Crime in India Disposal of cases/persons by police/courts may includes cases/persons of previous years also.

| SL   | State/UT             |      |       |     |       |       |      | 304B IPC) during 2012   | 304B IPC) during 2012   | 304B IPC) during 2012   | 304B IPC) during 2012   | 304B IPC) during 2012   | 304B IPC) during 2012   | 2012-2014 2013   | 2012-2014 2013   | 2012-2014 2013   | 2012-2014 2013   | 2012-2014 2013   |
|------|----------------------|------|-------|-----|-------|-------|------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
| SL   | State/UT             | CR   | CS    | CV  | PAR   | PCS   | PCV  | CR                      | CV                      |                         | PAR                     | PCV                     | CR                      | CS               | 2014 CV          | PAR              | PCS              | PCV              |
| 1    | Andhra Pradesh       | 504  | 532   | 55  | 1267  | 1391  | 146  | 492                     | 448                     | 52                      | 1184                    | 1104                    | 126                     | 215 186          | 29               | 531              | 402              | 45               |
| 2    | Arunachal Pradesh    | 1    | 0     | 0   | 2     | 0     | 0    | 0                       | 1                       | 0                       | 0                       | 1 0                     | 1                       | 0                | 0                | 1                | 0                | 0                |
| 3    | Assam                | 140  | 85    | 10  | 215   | 153   | 18   | 170                     | 103                     | 23                      | 205                     | 164                     | 25 188                  | 111              | 18               | 284              | 142              | 24               |
| 4    | Bihar                | 1275 | 1349  | 164 | 3994  | 3741  | 314  | 1182                    | 1066                    | 149                     | 2893                    | 3436 308                | 1373                    | 1079             | 135              | 2384             | 1899             | 235              |
| 5    | Chhattisgarh         | 81   | 81    | 40  | 211   | 213   | 106  | 109                     | 97                      | 28                      | 256                     | 243 66                  | 128                     | 124              | 42               | 337              | 343              | 88               |
| 6    | Goa                  | 0    | 1     | 0   | 0     | 2     | 0    | 0                       | 1                       | 1                       | 1 1                     | 2                       | 0                       | 0                | 0                | 0                | 0                | 0                |
| 7    | Gujarat              | 21   | 22    | 0   | 38    | 38    | 0    | 29                      | 29                      | 1                       | 67                      | 71 2                    | 23                      | 22               | 1                | 59               | 55               | 3                |
| 8    | Haryana              | 258  | 231   | 69  | 481   | 468   | 125  | 263                     | 233                     | 82                      | 455                     | 494 162                 | 293                     | 256              | 57               | 568              | 555              | 102              |
| 9    | Himachal Pradesh     | 2    | 2     | 0   | 4     | 4     | 0    | 0                       | 0 0                     | 0                       |                         | 0 0                     | 1                       | 1                | 1                | 5                | 5                | 4                |
| 10   | Jammu & Kashmir      | 8    | 13    | 1   | 23    | 23    | 2    | 7                       | 6                       | 1                       | 14                      | 12 1                    | 5                       | 5                | 0                | 14               | 15               | 0                |
| 11   | Jharkhand            | 302  | 252   | 87  | 444   | 490   | 173  | 307                     | 247 96                  | 595                     |                         | 434 148                 | 350                     | 368              | 70               | 498              | 683              | 96               |
| 12   | Karnataka            | 218  | 216   | 33  | 539   | 539   | 62   | 277                     | 225                     | 24                      | 770                     | 734                     | 54 313                  | 295              | 13               | 675              | 651              | 20               |
| 13   | Kerala               | 32   | 21    | 2   | 38    | 30    | 2    | 21                      | 21                      | 1                       | 29                      | 29 1                    | 28                      | 21               | 0                | 56               | 39               | 0                |
| 14   | Madhya Pradesh       | 743  | 762   | 188 | 2142  | 2146  | 536  | 776                     | 753 220                 |                         | 2162                    | 2135 590                | 733                     | 733              | 316              | 2017             | 2048             | 747              |
| 15   | Maharashtra          | 329  | 297   | 32  | 1141  | 1129  | 85   | 320 328                 | 17                      |                         | 1179                    | 1246 47                 | 279                     | 266              | 19               | 949              | 1004             | 45               |
| 16   | Manipur              | 0    | 0     | 0   | 0     | 0     | 0    | 0                       | 0 0                     |                         | 0                       | 0                       | 0 1                     |                  | 0 0              | 1                | 0                | 0                |
| 17   | Meghalaya            | 1    | 0     | 0   | 4     | 0     | 0    | 2                       | 1                       | 0                       | 1                       | 1                       | 0 1                     | 2                | 0                | 1                | 2                | 0                |
| 18   | Mizoram              | 0    | 0     | 0   | 0     | 0     | 0    | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0 0                     | 0                | 0                | 0                | 0                | 0                |
| 19   | Nagaland             | 0    | 0     | 0   | 0     | 0     | 0    | 1                       | 0 0                     |                         | 1                       | 0 0                     | 0                       | 1                | 0                | 0                | 1                | 0                |
| 20   | Odisha               | 525  | 494   | 24  | 903   | 875   | 45   | 395 397                 |                         | 29                      | 785                     | 808 79                  | 441                     | 466              | 41               | 1326             | 1267             | 129              |
| 21   | Punjab               | 118  | 95    | 46  | 274   | 223   | 109  | 126                     | 93 66                   |                         | 314                     | 229 130                 | 90                      |                  | 80 38            | 186              | 165              | 82               |
| 22   | Rajasthan            | 478  | 357   | 95  | 631   | 629   | 196  | 453 349                 | 97                      |                         | 581                     | 577                     | 144 408                 | 319              | 134              | 531              | 528              | 244              |
| 23   | Sikkim               | 1    |       | 0   |       |       | 0    |                         | 2                       |                         | 0                       | 5                       | 0                       | 0                |                  | 0                |                  |                  |
| 24   |                      | 110  | 2 124 | 20  | 9 278 | 4 343 | 59   | 0 118                   | 118                     | 2 27                    | 262                     | 263                     | 6 83                    | 95               | 0 143 45         | 292              | 0 326            | 0 97             |
| 25   | Tamil Nadu Telangana |      |       |     |       |       |      |                         |                         |                         |                         |                         | 289                     | 282              | 37               | 722              | 754              | 64               |
| 26   | Tripura              | 37   | 27    | 5   | 87    | 49    | 8    | 29                      | 36                      | 3                       | 77                      | 87 3                    | 33                      | 40               | 4                | 95               | 78               | 5                |
|      |                      |      |       |     |       |       | 1936 |                         | 1864                    |                         | 6326                    |                         |                         |                  |                  |                  |                  |                  |
| 27   | Uttar Pradesh        | 2244 | 1785  | 619 | 9884  | 6236  |      | 2335                    |                         | 690                     | 10405                   | 1967                    | 2469                    | 2068             | 602              | 10660            | 7088             | 1895             |

| 28                | Uttarakhand    | 71        |   64 |   90 147 |   189 |   144 |   43 |   34 |   31 |    70 |    68 |   70 |   38 |   35 |   15 |    92 |    89 |   29 |
|-------------------|----------------|-----------|------|----------|-------|-------|------|------|------|-------|-------|------|------|------|------|-------|-------|------|
| 29                | West Bengal    | 593 575   |   41 |     1345 |  1345 |    79 |  481 |  437 |   33 |  1284 |  1144 |   69 |  501 |  599 |   26 |   994 |  1089 |   43 |
|                   | TOTAL STATE(S) | 8092 7387 | 1621 |    24101 | 20260 |  4145 | 7936 | 6889 | 1673 | 23590 | 19612 | 4083 | 8296 | 7502 | 1643 | 23278 | 19228 | 3997 |
| 30                | A & N Islands  | 2 1       |    0 |        3 |     3 |     0 |    1 |    1 |    0 |     2 |     1 |    0 |    3 |    2 |    0 |     8 |     7 |    0 |
| 31                | Chandigarh     | 5 7       |    1 |       14 |    15 |     3 |    1 |    1 |    2 |     4 |     5 |    6 |    2 |    3 |    2 |     3 |     4 |    2 |
| 32                | D&N Haveli     | 0 0       |    0 |        0 |     0 |     0 |    0 |    0 |    0 |     0 |     0 |    0 |    0 |    0 |    0 |     0 |     0 |    0 |
| 33                | Daman& Diu     | 0 0       |    0 |        0 |     0 |     0 |    0 |    0 |    0 |     0 |     0 |    0 |    0 |    0 |    0 |     0 |     0 |    0 |
| 34                | Delhi UT       | 134 141   |   62 |      300 |   317 |   148 |  144 |  121 |   33 |   268 |   261 |   93 |  153 |  146 |   27 |   295 |   231 |   59 |
| 35                | Lakshadweep    | 0 0       |    0 |        0 |     0 |     0 |    0 |    0 |    0 |     0 |     0 |    0 |    0 |    0 |    0 |     0 |     0 |    0 |
| 36                | Puducherry     | 0 1       |    0 |        0 |     5 |     0 |    1 |    1 |    0 |     0 |     3 |    0 |    1 |    0 |    0 |     3 |     0 |    0 |
| TOTAL UT(S)       |                | 141 150   |   63 |      317 |   340 |   151 |  147 |  124 |   35 |   274 |   270 |   99 |  159 |  151 |   29 |   309 |   242 |   61 |
| TOTAL (ALL INDIA) | 8233           | 7537      | 1684 |    24418 | 20600 |  4296 | 8083 | 7013 | 1708 | 23864 | 19882 | 4182 | 8455 | 7653 | 1672 | 23587 | 19470 | 4058 |

Source: Crime in India Disposal of cases/persons by police/courts may includes cases/persons of previous years also.