ANSWER
MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
(SHRIMATI SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)
(a) to (c) As per National Crimes Record Bureau (NCRB), the latest data regarding the total number of sexual assault, aggravated sexual assault, penetrative and aggravated penetrative assault and child pornography cases registered under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012 and total number of cases decided pertains to year 2017. The State-wise data is at Annexure-I.
(d) The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012 has adequate provisions ensuring speedy trial under the Act. Section 28 of the POCSO Act 2012 provides for establishment of Special Courts for the purpose of providing speedy trial. Further, Section 35 of the POCSO Act provides that the evidence of the child shall be recorded within a period of thirty days of the Special Court taking cognizance of the offence and reasons for delay, if any, shall be recorded by the Special Court. Further, Section 35 also lays down that the Special Court shall complete the trial, as far as possible, within a period of one year from the date of taking cognizance of the offence.
However, ‘Police’ and ‘Public Order’ are State subjects under the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India. The responsibilities to maintain law and order, protection of life and property of the citizens including children, rest primarily with the respective State Governments and UT Administration.
Besides, the Government of India has taken the following steps to ensure speedy dispensation of justice:
i. In furtherance to The Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2018, the Government has finalized a scheme in August, 2019 for setting up of total of 1023 Fast Track Special Courts (FTSCs) across the country for expeditious trial and disposal of pending cases pertaining to rape and POCSO Act, 2012, in a time-bound manner under Centrally Sponsored Scheme. The Scheme is for one year spread over two financial years i.e.2019-20 and 2020-21.
ii. The Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2013 was enacted for effective deterrence against sexual offences. Further, the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2018 was enacted to prescribe even more stringent penal provisions including death penalty for rape of a girl below age of 12 years. The Act also inter-alia mandates completion of investigation and trials within 2 months each.
iii. A “National Database on Sexual Offenders” has been launched on 20th September, 2018 to facilitate investigation and tracking of sexual offenders across the country by law enforcement agencies.
iv. An online analytic tool for police called “Investigation Tracking System for Sexual Offences” has been launched on 19.02.2019 to monitor and track time-bound investigation on sexual assault cases in accordance with the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2018.
v. In order to improve investigation, steps have been taken to strengthen DNA analysis units in Central and State Forensic Science Laboratories. This includes setting up of a State-of-the-Art DNA Analysis Unit in Central Forensic Science Laboratory, Chandigarh.
vi. Guidelines have been notified for collection of forensic evidence in sexual assault cases and the standard composition in a Sexual Assault Evidence Collection Kit. A total number of 6023 officers have been trained by the Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR&D) and Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Narayan National Institute of Criminology and Forensic Science. BPR&D has distributed 3,120 Sexual Assault Evidence Collection Kits to State Governments/UT Administration as orientation kit as part of training.
vii. A scheme namely Cyber Crime Prevention against Women and Children (CCPWC) has been approved under which an online cybercrime reporting portal (www.cybercrime.gov.in) has been launched on 20th September, 2018 to enable public to report complaints pertaining to child pornography/ child sexual abuse material, rape/gang rape imageries or sexually explicit content.
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Annexure-I
Statement Referred To In Part (a) to (c) of Reply To Rajya Sabha Un-Starred Question No.3028 For Answer On 06.12.2019 Raised By Shri Jagdambika Pal Regarding “Sexual Cases Under Pocso” indicating Cases Registered (CR), Cases Chargesheeted (CCS), Cases Convicted (CON), Persons Arrested (PAR), Persons Chargesheeted (PCS) and Persons Convicted (PCV) under POCSO, 2012 during 2017
SL State/UT Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (Total) Section 4 & 6 of POCSO Act or POCSO Act ( Section 4 & 6) r/w Section 376 IPC Section 8 & 10 of POCSO Act or POCSO Act (Section 8 & 10) r/w Section 354 IPC
CR CCS CON PAR PCS PCV CR CCS CON PAR PCS PCV CR CCS CON PAR PCS PCV
1 Andhra Pradesh 378 295 8 455 455 9 183 163 5 339 285 6 107 88 3 65 109 3
2 Arunachal Pradesh 14 4 0 7 6 0 10 4 0 6 6 0 4 0 0 1 0 0
3 Assam 1149 733 52 1356 1017 53 788 569 46 944 795 46 206 121 6 247 167 7
4 Bihar 1356 809 34 1710 907 35 599 402 21 813 465 21 697 377 11 833 404 12
5 Chhattisgarh 1676 1576 345 1890 1856 409 1095 995 223 1191 1165 269 525 511 109 608 606 126
6 Goa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Gujarat 1697 1712 12 2333 2329 17 1233 1274 9 1733 1707 11 311 300 3 411 434 6
8 Haryana 1139 941 183 1258 1237 218 656 561 125 769 759 147 367 289 49 375 368 59
9 Himachal Pradesh 8 12 1 14 12 1 2 2 0 2 2 0 3 3 0 4 3 0
10 Jammu & Kashmir 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Jharkhand 385 230 17 339 270 25 253 183 13 227 191 21 28 16 2 24 22 2
12 Karnataka 1956 1975 122 2600 2510 139 1308 1430 90 1841 1815 106 367 319 17 409 386 17
13 Kerala 1169 892 33 1258 958 33 250 223 5 239 221 5 524 378 13 538 422 13
14 Madhya Pradesh 1569 1510 284 2275 2014 492 964 908 160 1346 1234 316 571 569 114 881 737 158
15 Maharashtra 5248 4507 498 6991 5321 566 2387 2152 233 3180 2546 284 2746 2250 254 3660 2656 273
16 Manipur 29 32 3 23 34 4 15 22 2 16 22 2 10 9 1 6 11 2
17 Meghalaya 242 151 5 269 207 5 164 98 2 201 144 2 70 46 3 59 54 3
18 Mizoram 194 186 48 196 192 48 129 123 31 131 129 31 57 55 14 57 55 14
19 Nagaland 41 37 9 45 37 16 26 22 4 29 22 9 14 14 4 15 14 6
20 Odisha 249 436 11 454 454 11 150 186 8 204 204 8 46 129 0 129 129 0
21 Punjab 489 384 60 528 543 79 375 290 55 375 395 72 65 45 2 89 82 4
22 Rajasthan 1180 905 89 1164 1150 110 621 506 79 636 623 97 268 189 6 254 253 6
23 Sikkim 87 93 19 124 115 23 55 61 15 83 76 19 25 26 4 34 33 4
24 Tamil Nadu 1587 1642 154 2406 1992 180 1154 1209 110 1776 1469 131 291 297 26 407 346 29
25 Telangana 1632 1061 31 1833 1355 38 1022 685 22 1249 907 28 395 230 6 349 273 7
26 Tripura 139 132 19 192 162 21 90 98 17 152 124 19 47 34 2 39 38 2
27 Uttar Pradesh 4895 4079 819 6303 6287 1796 1609 1412 404 1945 1930 870 3018 2470 389 4011 3949 885
28 Uttarakhand 191 146 17 154 153 17 180 135 17 142 142 17 4 4 0 4 4 0
29 West Bengal 2131 1723 39 1923 1924 41 1197 875 32 1008 990 34 627 490 6 553 504 6
TOTAL STATE(S) 30830 26203 2912 38100 33497 4386 16515 14588 1728 20577 18368 2571 11393 9259 1044 14062 12059 1644
30 A&N Islands 65 75 1 80 93 1 49 54 0 66 71 0 13 17 0 11 17 0
31 Chandigarh 3 2 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 D&N Haveli 12 6 3 8 8 3 6 3 3 5 5 3 2 1 0 1 1 0
33 Daman & Diu 5 3 0 7 7 0 3 1 0 3 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 0
34 Delhi 1623 1714 104 2209 2002 110 940 911 64 1153 1055 66 598 709 35 915 835 39
35 Lakshadweep 4 4 0 22 21 0 3 3 0 20 20 0 1 1 0 2 1 0
36 Puducherry 66 56 0 59 62 0 41 34 0 44 46 0 8 7 0 9 9 0
TOTAL UT(S) 1778 1860 108 2388 2195 114 1042 1006 67 1291 1200 69 623 736 35 939 864 39
TOTAL (ALL INDIA) 32608 28063 3020 40488 35692 4500 17557 15594 1795 21868 19568 2640 12016 9995 1079 15001 12923 1683
Source: Crime in India
Annexure-I
Statement Referred To In Part (a) to (c) of Reply To Rajya Sabha Un-Starred Question No.3028 For Answer On 06.12.2019 Raised By Shri Jagdambika Pal Regarding “Sexual Cases Under Pocso” indicating Cases Registered (CR), Cases Chargesheeted (CCS), Cases Convicted (CON), Persons Arrested (PAR), Persons Chargesheeted (PCS) and Persons Convicted (PCV) under POCSO, 2012 during 2017
SL State/UT Section 12 of POCSO Act or POCSO Act (Section 12) r/w Section 509 IPC Section 14 & 15 of POCSO Act POCSO Act r/w Section 377 IPC Sections 17 to 22 of POCSO Act
CR CCS CON PAR PCS PCV CR CCS CON PAR PCS PCV CR CCS CON PAR PCS PCV CR CCS CON PAR PCS PCV
1 Andhra Pradesh 84 26 0 47 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 1 0 2 17 0 2 15 0
2 Arunachal Pradesh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Assam 69 39 0 79 51 0 3 2 0 3 2 0 82 2 0 82 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
4 Bihar 10 5 0 11 10 0 26 5 0 27 7 0 23 19 2 25 20 2 1 1 0 1 1 0
5 Chhattisgarh 24 20 4 31 27 4 6 6 3 7 7 3 14 13 3 20 20 3 12 31 3 33 31 4
6 Goa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Gujarat 23 22 0 35 35 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 25 23 0 40 39 0 104 92 0 113 113 0
8 Haryana 77 59 7 77 76 10 2 1 0 1 1 0 29 24 2 28 25 2 8 7 0 8 8 0
9 Himachal Pradesh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 5 0 3 2 1 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Jammu & Kashmir 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Jharkhand 42 2 0 33 2 0 24 8 2 17 17 2 6 3 0 6 6 0 32 18 0 32 32 0
12 Karnataka 205 141 8 235 212 8 47 38 3 72 54 4 8 8 1 8 12 1 21 39 3 35 31 3
13 Kerala 104 72 0 106 77 0 109 76 10 166 72 10 148 115 2 160 132 2 34 28 3 49 34 3
14 Madhya Pradesh 7 7 6 11 11 13 8 6 0 11 11 0 19 20 4 26 21 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Maharashtra 36 29 6 48 34 4 9 11 0 14 13 0 68 54 5 75 60 5 2 11 0 14 12 0
16 Manipur 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
17 Meghalaya 2 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 5 4 0 6 6 0
18 Mizoram 8 8 3 8 8 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Nagaland 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 Odisha 3 2 0 2 2 0 8 22 3 22 22 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 97 0 97 97 0
21 Punjab 1 0 0 0 0 0 32 36 0 32 45 0 15 12 3 31 20 3 1 1 0 1 1 0
22 Rajasthan 19 14 0 22 22 0 84 64 1 84 84 2 30 23 0 29 29 0 158 109 3 139 139 5
23 Sikkim 4 3 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 Tamil Nadu 92 91 7 127 105 7 8 8 1 13 16 1 27 14 8 37 29 10 15 23 2 46 27 2
25 Telangana 200 138 3 219 167 3 1 1 0 5 1 0 10 2 0 3 2 0 4 5 0 8 5 0
26 Tripura 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 Uttar Pradesh 84 63 11 90 100 16 4 1 4 4 4 11 71 66 7 75 80 9 109 67 4 178 224 5
28 Uttarakhand 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 7 0 8 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 West Bengal 166 124 1 138 132 1 2 12 0 1 12 0 14 12 0 18 16 0 125 210 0 205 270 0
TOTAL STATE(S) 1264 869 57 1326 1123 70 374 303 27 485 374 36 607 424 38 681 527 43 677 760 18 969 1046 22
30 A&N Islands 3 3 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0
31 Chandigarh 3 2 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 D&N Haveli 4 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 Daman & Diu 1 1 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 Delhi 38 49 2 70 57 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 47 45 3 61 55 3 0 0 0 10 0 0
35 Lakshadweep 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
36 Puducherry 16 15 0 5 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL UT(S) 65 72 2 86 74 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 45 4 62 55 4 0 1 0 10 2 0
TOTAL (ALL INDIA) 1329 941 59 1412 1197 72 374 303 27 485 374 36 655 469 42 743 582 47 677 761 18 979 1048 22
Source: Crime in India
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