MINISTER OF LAW & JUSTICE (SHRI D. V. Sadananda Gowda)
(a): Information on pending rape cases and the cases disposed in the Supreme Court and the High Courts is given below:
Supreme Court
Number of cases Number of cases relating to sexual relating to sexual harassment, kidnapping harassment, kidnapping & abduction Including & abduction including rape pending In the rape disposed of Supreme Court as during 01.01.2009 Informed on 3/12/2014 to 17.07.2014
332 1455
High Courts
Number of pending Number of rape cases rape cases as on disposed during 31.01.2014 last three years
31,386 15,453
As per the reports published by National Crime Records Bureau, disposal of rape cases by courts during 2011, 2012 and 2013 is indicated below:
During Total number Number of Pending trial the of cases cases in at the end Years for trial which trials of the year including were pending cases completed from previous year
2013 114785 18833 95731 2012 101041 14717 86032 2011 95065 15423 79476
(b): A statement in respect of State-wise details of courts set up/designated for cases of crime against women is enclosed at Annexure.
(c)&(d): Government has written to the Chief Justices of the High Courts to constitute Fast Track Courts (FTCs) for speedy trial of the pending rape cases in district/subordinate courts having a high pendency of such cases and to monitor the progress of these cases. The Chief Ministers of States have been requested to provide financial support to the High Courts for setting up FTCs. Chief Justices of all High Courts have been requested to invite the attention of the District Judges to the use of provi- sions under Sections 157, 309 and 327 of the Code of Criminal Procedure with a view to examination of witnesses on a day to day basis, keeping adjournments at a bare minimum and expediting trial of cases involving heinous crimes such as rape. Download PDF Files
