Lok Sabha Question No. 349 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-04-26
Subject: Involvement of Juveniles in Crimes
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: PONNUSAMY VENUGOPAL, ELUMALAI VELLAIGOUNDER

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.349

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 26 TH  APRIL, 2016/ VAISAKHA 6, 1938 (SAKA)

INVOLVEMENT OF JUVENILES IN CRIMES

349.   DR. P. VENUGOPAL: SHRI V. ELUMALAI:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  incidents  of  crime  by  juveniles  are  on  the  rise  in  the country;
- (b)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  total  number  of  such  cases reported  during  each  of  the  last  three  years  and  the  current  year, crime and State-wise;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  has  identified  the  reasons  behind  the increase in such crimes and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government has directed the States to enhance the police  density  in  areas  where  such  crimes  are  reported  frequently and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e)  the  other  corrective  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  check such cases in future?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (c):  The increase in number of crimes reported are attributed to  several  measures  taken  by  the  Union  Government  along  with State  Governments /Union  Territory Administrations due  to  truthful

## LU.US.Q.NO.349 FOR 26.4.2016

reporting  of  crime  and  mandatory  registration  of  FIRs  for  various crimes  /  offences  committed.  The  State/UT  wise  total  number  of cases  reported  against  juveniles  during  the  year  2012-2014  is  at Annexure.

(d): The Ministry of Home  Affairs issues various Advisories regarding matter of urgent importance from time to time  which are available on the website  of the Ministry of Home  Affairs  viz http://mha.nic.in . Further,  Police'  and  'Public  Order'  being  State subjects, action with respect to maintenance of law and order lies primarily in the domain of the State Governments.

(e): The  issue  of  crime  by  juveniles  is  mainly  dealt  through Juvenile  Justice  (Care  and  Protection  of  Children)  Act  2000  which provides for reformative care in case of  children/juvenile  in conflict with law. The Ministry of Women  and  Child Development is implementing  a  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme,  namely,  Integrated Child Protection Scheme (ICPS) for rehabilitation and reintegration of children in difficult circumstances.

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## LU.US.Q.NO.349 FOR 26.4.2016

State/UT  wise  cases  registered  against  juveniles  in  conflict  with  law  under  various  cognizable crimes [Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Special & Local Law (SLL) ] during 2012-2014

|      |                   | 2012   | 2012   | 2012   | 2013   | 2013   | 2013   | 2014   | 2014   | 2014   |
|------|-------------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
| Code | State/UT          | IPC    | SLL    | Total  | IPC    | SLL    | Total  | IPC    | SLL    | Total  |
| 1    | Andhra Pradesh    | 1593   | 37     | 1630   | 2201   | 59     | 2260   | 871    | 12     | 883    |
| 2    | Arunachal Pradesh | 69     | 0      | 69     | 118    | 0      | 118    | 77     | 4      | 81     |
| 3    | Assam             | 624    | 9      | 633    | 600    | 24     | 624    | 466    | 21     | 487    |
| 4    | Bihar             | 2345   | 145    | 2490   | 1814   | 290    | 2104   | 4044   | 327    | 4371   |
| 5    | Chhattisgarh      | 2180   | 322    | 2502   | 1942   | 251    | 2193   | 1611   | 188    | 1799   |
| 6    | Goa               | 60     | 2      | 62     | 65     | 2      | 67     | 63     | 1      | 64     |
| 7    | Gujarat           | 1587   | 462    | 2049   | 1606   | 526    | 2132   | 1595   | 2785   | 4380   |
| 8    | Haryana           | 813    | 156    | 969    | 1002   | 196    | 1198   | 994    | 47     | 1041   |
| 9    | Himachal Pradesh  | 174    | 14     | 188    | 165    | 6      | 171    | 262    | 10     | 272    |
| 10   | Jammu &Kashmir    | 56     | 1      | 57     | 100    | 5      | 105    | 100    | 2      | 102    |
| 11   | Jharkhand         | 253    | 18     | 271    | 328    | 27     | 355    | 145    | 5      | 150    |
| 12   | Karnataka         | 323    | 16     | 339    | 403    | 42     | 445    | 376    | 36     | 412    |
| 13   | Kerala            | 526    | 52     | 578    | 723    | 50     | 773    | 1069   | 134    | 1203   |
| 14   | Madhya Pradesh    | 5446   | 231    | 5677   | 6210   | 493    | 6703   | 6346   | 166    | 6512   |
| 15   | Maharashtra       | 4570   | 316    | 4886   | 5708   | 327    | 6035   | 5175   | 232    | 5407   |
| 16   | Manipur           | 3      | 2      | 5      | 3      | 1      | 4      | 20     | 3      | 23     |
| 17   | Meghalaya         | 90     | 7      | 97     | 140    | 6      | 146    | 120    | 5      | 125    |
| 18   | Mizoram           | 106    | 38     | 144    | 82     | 3      | 85     | 44     | 0      | 44     |
| 19   | Nagaland          | 13     | 0      | 13     | 6      | 2      | 8      | 9      | 1      | 10     |
| 20   | Odisha            | 639    | 11     | 650    | 903    | 13     | 916    | 813    | 25     | 838    |
| 21   | Punjab            | 166    | 12     | 178    | 274    | 70     | 344    | 253    | 24     | 277    |
| 22   | Rajasthan         | 1880   | 95     | 1975   | 2104   | 113    | 2217   | 2174   | 135    | 2309   |
| 23   | Sikkim            | 82     | 12     | 94     | 22     | 17     | 39     | 19     | 0      | 19     |
| 24   | Tamil Nadu        | 1443   | 1888   | 3331   | 1436   | 1299   | 2735   | 945    | 604    | 1549   |
| 25   | Telangana         |        |        | 0      |        |        | 0      | 912    | 19     | 931    |
| 26   | Tripura           | 85     | 2      | 87     | 50     | 13     | 63     | 64     | 0      | 64     |
| 27   | Uttar Pradesh     | 785    | 62     | 847    | 1070   | 119    | 1189   | 1254   | 143    | 1397   |
| 28   | Uttarakhand       | 121    | 54     | 175    | 213    | 18     | 231    | 122    | 3      | 125    |
| 29   | West Bengal       | 588    | 39     | 627    | 683    | 110    | 793    | 1483   | 83     | 1566   |
|      | TOTAL STATE(S)    | 26620  | 4003   | 30623  | 29971  | 4082   | 34053  | 31426  | 5015   | 36441  |
| 30   | A & N Islands     | 8      | 4      | 12     | 7      | 1      | 8      | 13     | 1      | 14     |
| 31   | Chandigarh        | 78     | 0      | 78     | 79     | 3      | 82     | 116    | 0      | 116    |
| 32   | D&N Haveli        | 11     | 0      | 11     | 13     | 0      | 13     | 6      | 0      | 6      |
| 33   | Daman &Diu        | 7      | 0      | 7      | 10     | 0      | 10     | 2      | 0      | 2      |
| 34   | Delhi UT          | 1144   | 27     | 1171   | 1590   | 48     | 1638   | 1946   | 23     | 1969   |
| 35   | Lakshadweep       | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 1      | 0      | 1      |
| 36   | Puducherry        | 68     | 3      | 71     | 55     | 2      | 57     | 16     | 0      | 16     |
|      | TOTAL UT(S)       | 1316   | 34     | 1350   | 1754   | 54     | 1808   | 2100   | 24     | 2124   |
|      | TOTAL (ALL INDIA) | 27936  | 4037   | 31973  | 31725  | 4136   | 35861  | 33526  | 5039   | 38565  |

Source: Crime in India