Lok Sabha Question No. 167 (STARRED), answered on 2016-03-09
Subject: Corruption Cases
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: LAXMAN GILUWA

## MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL & TRAINING)

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 167

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.03.2016)

## CORRUPTION CASES

## †*167 SHRI LAXMAN GILUWA:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) the  number of persons  found guilty and punished in  corruption cases by the  courts after prosecution  by  the Central  Bureau of  Investigation  (CBI)  during  the  last  three years;
- (b) the  number of  CBI  cases  in  which  the  accused  were  acquitted  and  released  by  the courts during the above period;
- (c) whether the Government reviews the functioning of the Investigating Officers of the cases in which the accused have been acquitted and released by the court; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

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

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## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  to  (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.  *167 FOR 09.03.2016

- (a):      The  number  of  persons  convicted  in  CBI  cases  registered  under  the  Prevention  of Corruption Act during the last three years i.e. 2013, 2014, 2015 & 2016 (up to 31.01.2016) are as under:
- (b):   The number of CBI cases, under Prevention of Corruption Act, in which the accused were acquitted and released by the courts during the last three  years i.e. 2013, 2014, 2015 & 2016 (up to 31.01.2016) are as under:
- (c) & (d):     As per the provisions of the Delhi Special Police Establishment (DSPE) Act, 1946, the superintendence over Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in respect of investigation of Prevention of Corruption (PC) Act cases vests with the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC). To  perform  this  statutory  role,  the  CVC  conducts  regularly  monthly  review  meeting  with Director CBI in which among other things, an in-depth review of the progress of investigation of cases under PC Act is done.

| Year                  |   No. of persons convicted |
|-----------------------|----------------------------|
| 2013                  |                       1136 |
| 2014                  |                        993 |
| 2015                  |                        878 |
| 2016 (upto 31.1.2016) |                         71 |
| Total                 |                       3078 |

| Year                  |   No. of PC Act cases which ended in acquittal |
|-----------------------|------------------------------------------------|
| 2013                  |                                            242 |
| 2014                  |                                            196 |
| 2015                  |                                            210 |
| 2016 (upto 31.1.2016) |                                             25 |
| Total                 |                                            673 |

Hon'ble Supreme Court in a catena of judgements, from time to time and more recently in M.L Sharma vs Union of India (commonly known as the coal block allocation cases) called for the independence and autonomy of CBI and as such the Central Government does not interfere in the investigation of cases carried out by the CBI.

CBI  also  conducts  periodical  meetings  of its senior officers in which,  inter alia, the investigation of cases is reviewed in detail.  In addition, all court orders are scrutinized in CBI and appropriate action is taken thereafter.

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