Lok Sabha Question No. 1472 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-04
Subject: Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: RITI PATHAK

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 1472 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.03.2016

## PROTECTION OF WOMEN FROM DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ACT

## 1472. SHRIMATI RITI PATHAK :

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

(a) the aim and objectives and the Protection of Women from DomesticViolence Act, 2005;

(b) whether the objectives of the said Act have since been achieved;

(c) if so, the details thereof indicating the number of cases registered under the said Act during each of the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise;

(d) the action taken thereon, State/UTwise; and

(e) the measures taken by the Government for effective implementation of the Act?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI MANEKA SANJAY GANDHI)

(a)      The  Protection  of  Women  from  Domestic  Violence  Act  2005  (PWDVA)  which came into  effect in October  2006  aims  to  provide  protection  and  support  to  victims  of  domestic  violence.  The  Act  defines domestic violence to include all acts of omission and commission that cause injury to a woman's physical, sexual or mental health and includes specific forms of violence such as physical, sexual, verbal, emotional and economic abuse. It seeks to provide relief to women in the form of protection orders, residence orders, monetary relief, custody order and compensation orders. Breach of any protection order is a criminal offence under the Act.

(b)  As per the data of the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) which is available upto 2014, a total number  of    16351,  4204  and  426    cases  have  been  registered  under  the  Protection  of  Women  Against Domestic Violence Act, 2005 in the year 2012, 2013 and 2014 respectively.The number of cases filed under the Act shows that women are using the law to get reliefs from domestic violence.

(c)  &  (d)  As  per  the  data  of  National  Crime  Records  Bureau  (NCRB),  the  details  of    number  of  Cases Registered (CR), Cases Charge-Sheeted(CS) and Cases Convicted(CV) under Domestic Violence Act-2005 during the last three years is annexed.

(e) All the State Governments/UT Administrations are responsible for implementation of the Protection of  Women  from  Domestic  Violence  Act  (PWDVA),  2005.  However,  the  Ministry  of  Women  and  Child Development  regularly  reviews  the  implementation  of  the  Act  in  workshops  and  conferences  with  State Governments/UT  Administrations. It has also  been  emphasised  upon  the  State  Governments/UT Administrations to impart training to First Class Judicial Magistrates/Metropolitan Magistrates to deal with cases under Domestic violence Act through National/State Judicial Academies.

Annexure referred to in reply to Part (c) & (d) of the Lok Sabha UnstarredQuestion  No. 1472 for 4.3.2016 regarding Protection of Women From Domestic Violence Act.

No. of Cases Registered (CR), Cases Charge-Sheeted(CS) and Cases Convicted(CV), under Domestic Violence Act-2005 during each of the last three years and the current year.

| S. No.   |                         | 2012   | 2012   | 2012   | 2013               | 2013               | 2013               | 2014   | 2014   | 2014   |
|----------|-------------------------|--------|--------|--------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------|--------|--------|
| S. No.   |                         | CR     | CS     | CV     | CR                 | CS                 | CV                 | CR     | CS     | CV     |
| 1        | State/UT Andhra Pradesh | 2150   | 1128   | 244    | 3758               | 1360               | 206                | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh       | 26     | 20     | 2      | 90                 | 64                 | 6                  | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 3        | Assam                   | 0      | 0      | 0      | NA                 | NA                 | NA                 | 1      | 1      | 0      |
| 4        | Bihar                   | NA     | NA     | NA     | NA                 | NA                 | NA                 | 112    | 52     | 2      |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh            | 1      | 1      | 0      | 55                 | 55                 | 22                 | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 6        | Goa                     | 2      | 2      | 0      | 0                  | 0                  | 0                  | 2      | 1      | 0      |
| 7        | Gujarat                 | NA     | NA     | NA     | NA                 | NA                 | NA                 | 2      | 2      | 0      |
| 8        | Haryana                 | 12     | 12     | 0      | 14                 | 12                 | 0                  | 4      | 5      | 0      |
| 9        | Himachal Pradesh        | 3      | 5      | -      | NA                 | NA                 | NA                 | 5      | 4      | 0      |
| 10       | Jammu &Kashmir          |        |        |        | Act not applicable | Act not applicable | Act not applicable |        |        |        |
| 11       | Jharkhand               | 552    | 324    | 54     | NA                 | NA                 | NA                 | 5      | 2      | 0      |
| 12       | Karnataka               | 4      | 0      | 0      | NA                 | NA                 | NA                 | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 13       | Kerala                  | 117    | 97     | 4      | 142                | 126                | 0                  | 140    | 106    | 2      |
| 14       | Madhya Pradesh#         | 9536   | NA     | NA     | NA                 | NA                 | NA                 | 53     | 51     | 2      |
| 15       | Maharashtra             | NA     | NA     | NA     | NA                 | NA                 | NA                 | 4      | 3      | 0      |
| 16       | Manipur                 | 42     | 2      | 0      | NA                 | NA                 | NA                 | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 17       | Meghalaya               | NA     | NA     | NA     | NA                 | NA                 | NA                 | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 18       | Mizoram                 | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0                  | 0                  | 0                  | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 19       | Nagaland                | 8      | 7      | 2      | 27                 | 21                 | 4                  | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 20       | Odisha                  | NA     | NA     | NA     | NA                 | NA                 | NA                 | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 21       | Punjab                  | 3      | 2      | 0      | NA                 | NA                 | NA                 | 2      | 0      | 0      |
| 22       | Rajasthan               | 36     | 30     | 0      | 40                 | 35                 | 0                  | 17     | 11     | 0      |
| 23       | Sikkim                  | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0                  | 0                  | 0                  | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 24       | Tamil Nadu              | 3838   | 9      | 14     | NA                 | NA                 | NA                 | 4      | 3      | 0      |
| 25       | Telangana               | ---    | ---    | --     | --                 | --                 | --                 | 1      | 1      | 0      |
| 26       | Tripura                 | NA     | NA     | NA     | NA                 | NA                 | NA                 | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 27       | Uttar Pradesh           | 0      | 0      | 0      | 78                 | 74                 | 0                  | 66     | 67     | 2      |
| 28       | Uttarakhand             | NA     | NA     | NA     | NA                 | NA                 | NA                 | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 29       | West Bengal             | NA     | NA     | NA     | NA                 | NA                 | NA                 | 1      | 1      | 0      |
| 30       | A &NIslands             | 21     | 69     | 4      | 0                  | 0                  | 0                  | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 31       | Chandigarh              | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0                  | 0                  | 0                  | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 32       | D &NHaveli              | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0                  | 0                  | 0                  | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 33       | Daman &Diu              | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0                  | 0                  | 0                  | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 34       | Delhi                   | NA     | NA     | NA     | NA                 | NA                 | NA                 | 7      | 2      | 1      |
| 35       | Lakshadweep             | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0                  | 0                  | 0                  | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 36       | Puducherry              | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0                  | 0                  | 0                  | 0      | 0      | 0      |
|          | Total                   | 16351  | 1708   | 324    | 4204               | 1747               | 238                | 426    | 312    | 9      |

Note :

NA implies data not available

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