Lok Sabha Question No. 710 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-01
Subject: Dowry Deaths
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: DARSHANA VIKRAM JARDOSH, NANDI YELLAIAH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.710

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 1 st  MARCH, 2016/PHALGUNA 11,1937 (SAKA)

## DOWRY DEATHS

710. SHRIMATI DARSHANA VIKRAM JARDOSH: SHRI NANDI YELLAIAH:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  cases  of  dowry  harassment  and  dowry  deaths  have  been reported from various parts of the country;

(b) if so, the details thereof and the total number of such cases reported, accused  arrested,  convicted,  conviction  rate  achieved  and  the  steps taken to improve the conviction rate during each of the last three years and the current year, State-wise;

(c)  the  action  taken  by  the  Union  and  the  State  Governments  to  curb activities of false allegation of rape and dowry harassment along with the steps  taken for  amendment  in  relevant  laws  to  penalize  the  false complainants;

(d) whether the Government has issued advisories to the States and police departments in this regard; and

(e)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  reaction  of  the  States  and  police department  in  this  regard  along  with  the  other  measures  taken  to  stop such cases in future?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI HARIBHAI PARATHIBHAI CHAUDHARY)

(a) & (b): As  per  information  provided  by  the  National  Crime  Records

Bureau (NCRB), cases of  dowry  harassment  and dowry deaths have been

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## L.S.US.Q.NO.710 FOR 1.3.2016

reported from various parts of the country. State/UT wise cases reported, cases  charge  sheeted,  cases  convicted,  cases  conviction  rate,  persons arrested,  persons  charge  sheeted  and  persons  convicted  under  dowry deaths (section 304B IPC) during 2012-2014 is at Annexure-I.

(c): MHA issues Advisories from time to time to the State Governments/UTs to check the misuse of the section 498A of IPC. These advisories are available at www.mha.nic.in. IPC, under section 182, which provides punishment for making false complaints. The Law Commission of India in its 243 rd  Report recommended that a new sub-section (3) may be added  to  Section  41  of  Cr.  PC  to  amicably  resolve  matters  and  avoid arrests in false complaints.

(d) & (e): Ministry of Home Affairs has requested the States/UTs dated 5 th 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.PDF ….3/

## L.S.US.Q.NO.710 FOR 1.3.2016

Advisory  dated  12 th   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/AdvisoryCompAppCrimeAgains tWomen\_130515.pdf

As  per  the  seventh  schedule  to  the  Constitution  of  India  `Police`  and `Public Order` are State subjects and, as such, the primary responsibility of  prevention,  detection,  registration,  investigation  and  prosecution  of crime, lies with the State Governments/ Union Territory Administrations.

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| SL                                                                                      | State/UT              |         |           |                  |         |           |        | 304B IPC) during 2012 2013   |           |        |       |         |            |        |      | 2012-2014   |             |        |           |        |       |      |     |       |     |    |    |    |     |
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|                                                                                         |                       | CR      | CS        | CVR              | PAR     | PCS       | PCV    | CR                           | CVR       | CS     | CV    | PAR     | PCS        | PCV    | CR   | CVR         | CS          | CV     | PAR       | PCS    | PCV   |      |     |       |     |    |    |    |     |
| 1                                                                                       | Andhra Pradesh        | 504     | 532       | 55 11.111        | 1267    | 1391      | 146    | 492                          | 11.5      | 448    | 52    | 1184    | 1104       | 126    | 215  | 19.6        | 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     | 40               | 215     | 153       | 18     | 170                          | 33.8      | 103    | 23    | 205     | 164        | 25     | 188  | 28.6        | 111         | 18     | 284       | 142    | 24    |      |     |       |     |    |    |    |     |
| 4                                                                                       | Bihar                 | 1275    | 1349 164  | 30.203           | 3994    | 3741      | 314    | 1182                         | 25.8      | 1066   | 149   | 2893    | 3436       | 308    | 1373 | 26.6        | 1079        | 135    | 2384      | 1899   | 235   |      |     |       |     |    |    |    |     |
| 5                                                                                       | Chhattisgarh          | 81      | 81        | 40 46.512        | 211     | 213       | 106    | 109                          | 28.6      | 97     | 28    | 256     | 243        | 66     | 128  | 43.8        | 124         | 42     | 337       | 343    | 88    |      |     |       |     |    |    |    |     |
| 6                                                                                       | Goa                   | 0       | 1         | 0 -              | 0       | 2         | 0      | 0                            | 50.0      | 1      | 1     | 1       | 1          | 2      | 0    | -           | 0           | 0      | 0         | 0      | 0     |      |     |       |     |    |    |    |     |
| 7                                                                                       | Gujarat               | 21      | 22        | 0 0              | 38      | 38        | 0      | 29                           | 3.8       | 29     | 1     | 67      | 71         | 2      | 23   | 7.1         | 22          | 1      | 59        | 55     | 3     |      |     |       |     |    |    |    |     |
| 8                                                                                       | Haryana               | 258     | 231       | 26.953           | 481     | 468       | 125    | 263                          | 31.4      | 233    | 82    | 455     | 494        | 162    | 293  | 25.8        | 256         | 57     | 568       | 555    | 102   |      |     |       |     |    |    |    |     |
| 9                                                                                       | Himachal Pradesh      | 2       | 69 2 0    | 0                | 4       | 4         | 0      | 0                            | 0.0       | 0      | 0     | 0       | 0          | 0      |      | 1 100.0     | 1           | 1      | 5         | 5      | 4     |      |     |       |     |    |    |    |     |
| 10                                                                                      | Jammu &Kashmir        | 8       | 13        | 1 14.286         | 23      | 23        | 2      | 7                            | 11.1      | 6      | 1     | 14      | 12         | 1      | 5    | 0.0         | 5           | 0      | 14        | 15     | 0     |      |     |       |     |    |    |    |     |
| 11                                                                                      | Jharkhand             | 302     | 252       | 87 40.278        | 444     | 490       | 173    | 307                          | 44.4      | 247    | 96    | 595     | 434        | 148    | 350  |             | 39.5        | 368 70 | 498       | 683    | 96    |      |     |       |     |    |    |    |     |
| 12                                                                                      | Karnataka             | 218     | 216       | 33 19.412        | 539     | 539       | 62     | 277                          | 16.4      | 225    | 24    | 770     | 734        | 54     | 313  | 9.6         | 295         | 13     | 675       | 651    | 20    |      |     |       |     |    |    |    |     |
| 13                                                                                      | Kerala                | 32      | 21        | 2 16.667         | 38      | 30        | 2      | 21                           | 16.7      | 21     | 1     | 29      | 29         | 1      | 28   | 0.0         | 21          | 0      | 56        | 39     | 0     |      |     |       |     |    |    |    |     |
| 14                                                                                      | Madhya Pradesh        | 743     | 762       | 188 32.867       | 2142    |           | 536    | 776                          | 32.5      | 753    | 220   | 2162    | 2135       | 590    | 733  | 46.2        | 733         | 316    | 2017      | 2048   | 747   |      |     |       |     |    |    |    |     |
| 15                                                                                      | Maharashtra           | 329     | 297       | 32 16.931        | 1141    | 2146 1129 | 85     | 320                          | 8.1       | 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    | 9.6 -       | 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 0   |      |     |       |     |    |    |    |     |
| 18                                                                                      | Mizoram               | 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 1326    | 1 1267 | 0 129 |      |     |       |     |    |    |    |     |
| 20 Odisha                                                                               | Punjab                | 525 118 | 494       | 24 8.2759 46     | 903     | 875       | 45 109 | 395                          | 12.9      | 397    | 29    | 785 314 | 808 229    | 79 130 | 90   | 441         | 11.0 466 80 | 38     | 186       | 165    | 41 82 |      |     |       |     |    |    |    |     |
| 21                                                                                      | Rajasthan             | 478     | 95 357    | 46.465 95 40.426 | 274 631 | 223 629   | 196    | 126 453                      | 55.0 44.1 | 93 349 | 66 97 | 581     | 577        | 144    | 408  | 44.7 39.5   | 319         | 134    | 531       | 528    | 244   |      |     |       |     |    |    |    |     |
| 22 23                                                                                   | Sikkim                | 1       | 2         | 0 -              | 9       | 4         | 0      | 0                            | 50.0      | 2      | 2     | 0       | 5          | 6      | 0    | -           | 0           | 0      | 0         | 0      | 0     |      |     |       |     |    |    |    |     |
| 24                                                                                      | Tamil Nadu            | 110     | 124       | 20               | 278     | 343       | 59     | 118                          | 24.1      | 118    | 27    | 262     | 263        | 83     | 95   |             | 28.5        | 143    | 45        | 326    | 97    |      |     |       |     |    |    |    |     |
| 25                                                                                      | Telangana             |         |           | 18.519 NE        |         |           |        |                              | NE        |        |       |         |            |        | 289  |             | 15.0 282    | 37     | 292 722   | 754    | 64    |      |     |       |     |    |    |    |     |
| 26                                                                                      | Tripura Uttar Pradesh | 37 2244 | 27 1785   | 5 22.727         | 87      | 49        | 8      | 29                           | 25.0      | 36     | 3     | 77      | 87         | 3      | 33   | 33.3        | 40          | 4      | 95 10660  | 78     | 5     |      |     |       |     |    |    |    |     |
| 27                                                                                      |                       |         |           | 619 48.933 90    | 9884    | 6236      | 1936   | 2335                         | 48.9      | 1864   | 690   | 10405   | 6326       | 1967   | 2469 | 48.7        | 2068        | 602    | 92        | 7088   | 1895  |      |     |       |     |    |    |    |     |
| 28                                                                                      | Uttarakhand           | 71      | 64        | 74.38            | 147     | 189       | 144    | 43                           | 54.4      | 34     | 31    | 70      | 68         | 70     |      | 38          | 41.7        | 35     | 15        | 89     | 29    |      |     |       |     |    |    |    |     |
| 29                                                                                      | West Bengal           | 593     | 575       | 41 12.275        | 1345    | 1345      | 79     | 481                          | 11.5      | 437    | 33    | 1284    | 1144       | 69     | 501  | 10.4        | 599         | 26     | 994 23278 | 1089   | 43    |      |     |       |     |    |    |    |     |
|                                                                                         | TOTAL STATE(S)        | 8092    | 7387 1621 | 31.922           | 24101   | 20260     | 4145   | 7936                         | 32.2      | 6889   | 1673  | 23590   | 19612 4083 | 8296   |      | 32.9        |             | 7502   | 1643      | 19228  | 3997  |      |     |       |     |    |    |    |     |
| 30                                                                                      | A &NIslands           | 2       | 1         | 0 -              | 3       | 3         | 0      | 1                            | -         | 1      | 0     | 2       | 1          | 0 3    |      | -           | 2 0         | 0      |           |        |       |      |     |       |     |    |    |    |     |
| 31                                                                                      | Chandigarh            | 5       | 7         | 1 25             | 14      | 15        | 3      | 1                            | 40.0      | 1      | 2     | 4       | 5          | 6      | 2    | 66.7        |             | 2      | 8 3       |        |       |      | 7 4 | 2     |     |    |    |    |     |
| 32                                                                                      | D&N Haveli            | 0       | 0         | 0 -              | 0       | 0         | 0      | 0                            | -         | 0      | 0     | 0       | 0          | 0      | -    | 0           | 3 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 46.617        | 300     | 317       | 148    | 144                          | 40.2      | 121    | 33    | 268     | 261        | 93     | 153  | 38.6        | 27          |        | 231       | 59     |       |      |     | 295   |     |    |    |    |     |
| 35                                                                                      | Lakshadweep           | 0       | 0         | 0 -              | 0       | 0         | 0      | 0                            | -         | 0      | 0     | 0       | 0          | 0      | -    |             | 146 0       | 0      |           |        |       |      |     |       |     |    |    |    |     |
| 36                                                                                      | Puducherry            | 0       | 1         | 0                |         | 0         | 0      | 1                            | -         | 1      | 0     | 0       | 3          | 0 0    | 1    | -           | 0           |        | 0 0       | 0      | 0     | 0    | 0 3 |       |     |    |    |    |     |
|                                                                                         | TOTAL UT(S)           | 141     | 0 150 63  | 45.652           | 317     | 5 340     | 151    | 147                          | 40.2      | 124    | 35    | 274     |            | 270    |      | 99 159      |             | 151    |           |        | 39.7  |      |     |       | 309 | 29 |    | 61 | 242 |
| TOTAL INDIA)                                                                            | (ALL                  | 8233    | 7537 1684 | 32.285           | 24418   | 20600     | 4296   | 8083                         | 32.3      | 7013   | 1708  | 23864   | 19882      |        | 4182 | 8455        | 33.0        | 7653   | 23587     |        | 4058  | 1672 |     | 19470 |     |    |    |    |     |
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