Lok Sabha Question No. 1634 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-30
Subject: Cases Pertaining to Crime against Women
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO, R. GOPALAKRISHNAN, BALASUBRAMANIAM SENGUTTUVAN, RAJESHBHAI NARANBHAI CHUDASAMA

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF LAW & JUSTICE

(DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE)

L O K   S A B H A

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1634

TO BE ANSWERED ON THURSDAY, THE 30 TH JULY, 2015

Cases Pertaining to Crime against Women

+1634.	SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:

SHRI R GOPALAKRISHNAN:

SHRI B. SENGUTTUVAN:

SHRI RAJESHBHAI CHUDASAMA:

Will the Minister of LAW & JUSTICE be pleased to state:

(a) 	the total number of crime against women case pending in Supreme Court, High Courts, Sub-ordinate Courts and Fast Track Courts along with the total number of cases disposed of during each of the last three years and the current year;

2. the total number of Fast Track Courts functioning in the country for the purpose along with the number of such courts proposed to be set up, State-wise;

1. the total number of criminal trials involving crime against women pending in these courts for want of cross examination of the prosecutrix ;

1. the total number of such cases pending in which the victim turned  hostile after initially supporting the prosecution; and

1. the steps taken/being taken by the Government to prevent the delay in the  cross examination of the  prosecutrix so as to avoid scope for alleged tampering with evidences?

A N S W E R

MINISTER OF LAW & JUSTICE

(SHRI D.V. Sadananda Gowda )

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(a): As per the reports published by National Crime Records Bureau, the cases reported and conviction rate in respect of crimes against women are as under:

Crime against women

| Year   | Number of cases reported   | Conviction rate   |
|--------|----------------------------|-------------------|
| 1      | 2                          | 3                 |
| 2013   | 309546                     | 22.4              |
| 2012   | 244270                     | 21.3              |
| 2011   | 228650                     | 26.9              |
|        |                            |                   |
|        |                            |                   |

(b):	A statement indicating State-wise details of courts set up/designated for cases of crime against women is enclosed at Annexure I.

(c) and (d):	 Information is not maintained centrally.

(e):	 Attention of the Chief Justices of High Courts has  been invited to the use of provisions under Sections 157, 309 & 327 of the Cr.P.C. with a view to examination of witnesses on a day to day basis, keeping adjournment at a bare minimum and expediting trial of cases involving heinous crimes such as rape. They were requested to impress upon the district judges to scrupulously adhere to these provisions in trial of cases involving heinous crimes such as rape and to conduct trials without adjournment as far as possible.

**Annexxure-I**

**Statement referred to in reply to  Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.1634for 30/07/2015 regarding   Courts for women**

**Number of Courts set up/designated for crime against women**

| Sl. No.   | Name of the State   |   Number of courts  |
|-----------|---------------------|---------------------|
| 1         | 2                   |                   3 |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh      |                  24 |
| 2         | Assam               |                   3 |
| 3         | Chhattisgarh        |                  16 |
| 4         | Chandigarh          |                  01 |
| 5         | Haryana             |                  21 |
| 6         | Jammu & Kashmir     |                   5 |
| 7         | Jharkhand           |                  11 |
| 8         | Karnataka           |                  10 |
| 9         | Kerala              |                   1 |
| 10        | Madhya Pradesh      |                  50 |
| 11        | Maharashtra         |                  27 |
| 12        | Meghalaya           |                   1 |
| 13        | Odisha              |                  30 |
| 14        | Punjab              |                  20 |
| 15        | Rajasthan           |                   9 |
| 16        | Sikkim              |                   1 |
| 17        | Tamil Nadu          |                  32 |
| 18        | Tripura             |                   2 |
| 19        | Uttar Pradesh       |                  80 |
| 20        | West Bengal         |                  48 |
| 21        | Delhi               |                   6 |
|           | Total               |                 398 |

Note: 68 courts approved in Bihar.