(a) the number of cases in which the verdict has been given in lower courts during the last three years alongwith the cases heard, the State-wise details thereof; and
(b) whether the Government is considering to set up / has set up any special fast track court, for quick disposal of cases relating to heinous crimes such as rape and murder and if so, the details thereof?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE FOR LAW AND JUSTICE AND CORPORATE AFFAIRS
(SHRI P. P. CHAUDHARY)
(a) & (b): As per the web-portal of National Judicial Data Grid (NJDG), State / UT-wise details of cases disposed of in District and Subordinate Courts during three years (2014, 2015 and 2016) are given in Annexure. Data for the years 2017 and 2018 are not available on the web-portal of National Judicial Data Grid.
Setting up of subordinate courts, including Fast Track Courts (FTCs), lies within the domain of the State Governments, which set up such Courts as per their need and resources, in consultation with the concerned High Courts. Recently, the Government of India has enacted the ‘The Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2018 which has, inter-alia, effected amendments in the Indian Penal Code, Criminal Procedure Code, The Indian Evidence Act and The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, and has brought in stringent provisions for expeditious trial and disposal of cases exclusively pertaining to sexual offences against women and children. Further, the Union Government had submitted a Memorandum to the 14th Finance Commission for strengthening of the judicial system in states at an estimated expenditure of Rs.9749.00 crore, which, inter-alia, included establishment of 1,800 Fast Track Courts for cases of heinous crimes involving senior citizens, women, children, including rape cases etc at an estimated expenditure of Rs.4,144.00 crore. The Commission endorsed the proposal of the Government and urged the State Governments to use the additional fiscal space provided in the form of enhanced tax devolution (from 32% to 42%) to meet funding requirements for setting up the fast track courts. A total number of 727 Fast Track Courts have been, thus, set up in the country.
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Annexure
Statement referred to Lok Sabha Un-starred Question No. †3652 for reply on 02.01.2019
Details of number of cases disposed in District and Subordinate Courts during 3 years (2014, 2015 and 2016).
Sl. No Name of the State / UT Disposal of cases Disposal of cases Disposal of cases
2014 2015 2016
1 Andhra Pradesh and Telangana 6,47,130 6,58,713 6,03,017
2 Arunachal Pradesh 7,615 3,588 4,384
3 Assam 2,76,138 2,72,538 2,51,119
4 Bihar 3,05,583 2,92,678 3,44,683
5 Chhattisgarh 1,76,144 1,95,174 1,95,495
6 Goa 30,625 34,765 34,130
7 Gujarat 11,32,433 10,93,664 15,86,926
8 Haryana 5,87,385 5,42,440 5,93,132
9 Himachal Pradesh 4,09,732 1,94,803 2,17,568
10 Jammu & Kashmir 2,97,507 87,687 98,638
11 Jharkhand 1,10,068 1,18,845 1,04,284
12 Karnataka 13,67,041 12,09,127 10,79,586
13 Kerala 13,55,926 13,38,443 11,93,996
14 Madhya Pradesh 11,13,382 10,73,584 7,84,077
15 Maharashtra 15,36,322 16,49,187 22,81,027
16 Manipur 14,257 7,395 6,588
17 Meghalaya 11,691 9,215 11,396
18 Mizoram 10,747 10,355 10,906
19 Nagaland 3,047 4,826 4,215
20 Odisha 4,70,085 4,08,261 4,69,571
21 Punjab 5,49,300 5,78,681 6,05,324
22 Rajasthan 11,32,028 13,71,762 8,16,129
23 Sikkim 2,008 1,725 2,142
24 Tamil Nadu 16,45,329 11,51,349 @10,43,172
25 Tripura 1,93,003 1,92,081 67,385
26 Uttar Pradesh 31,82,318 33,13,424 36,18,460
27 Uttarakhand 2,20,660 2,00,947 1,75,464
28 West Bengal and A & N Island 10,89,309 10,99,743 10,59,641
29 Chandigarh 1,80,616 1,45,990 1,43,520
30 D & N Haveli and Daman & Diu 2,771 3,323 3,810
31 Delhi 9,30,732 6,12,553 6,18,618
32 Lakshadweep 95 280 269
33 Puducherry 28,631 20,409 @
Total 1,90,19,658 1,78,97,555 1,80,28,672
@Figures of Tamilnadu and Puducherry are combined in respect of the year 2016