ANSWER
MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
(SHRIMATI SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)
(a) to (f) As per information provided by National Crime Records Bureau, the details of cases registered under Child Rape and POCSO Act during 2009-2019 State/UT-wise is annexed.
The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012 enacted by Govt of India provides safeguards for children against sexual abuse. The act defines a child as any person below the age of 18 years. It is a gender neutral Act and under the Act, the burden of proof rests on the accused. The Act mandates Child friendly practices in the processing of cases which includes fixed timelines for investigation and prosecution. It prescribes stringent punishment for sexual crimes against children. The POCSO Act 2012 provides for establishment of Special Courts for the purpose of ensuring speedy trial. Further, as per the Act, the evidence of the child shall be recorded within a period of thirty days of the Special Court taking cognizance of the offence and 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.The Act was amended in 2019 to introduce more stringent punishment including death penalty for committing sexual crimes on children, with a view to deter the perpetrators & prevent such crimes against children.
Further, Ministry of Women & Child Development notified POCSO Rules, 2020 replacing the previous POCSO Rules, 2012. POCSO Rules, 2020 include provisions for mandatory police verification of staff in schools and care homes, procedures to report child sexual abuse material (pornography), imparting age-appropriate child rights education, among other things. The POCSO Rules 2020 also stipulate that the central government and every state government shall provide periodic training including orientation programmes, sensitization workshops and refresher courses to all persons, whether regular or contractual, coming in contact with the children, to sensitize them about child safety and protection and educate them regarding their responsibility under the Act. The assistance is to be provided to the child as mandated under the POCSO Act, 2012 and POCSO Rules, 2020
Department of Justice is implementing a scheme for setting up of 1023 Fast Track Special Courts (FTSCs) including 389 Exclusive POCSO Courts for expeditious trial and disposal of cases related to rape and POCSO cases.
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ANNEXURE
Statement Referred In Reply Of Part-(a To f) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.1952 To Be Answered On 30.07.2021 Asked By Dr. S Vihnu Prasad M.K And Others Regarding Child Sexual Abuse Indicating State/UT-Wise Details of Cases Registered Under Child Rape And POCSO Act During 2009-2019
SL State/UT 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Child Rape Child Rape Child Rape Child Rape Child Rape POCSO Act (Section 4 & 6) r/w Sec. 376 IPC POCSO Act (Section 4 & 6) r/w Sec. 376 IPC POCSO Act (Section 4 & 6) r/w Sec. 376 IPC Child Rape POCSO Act (Section 4 & 6) r/w Sec. 376 IPC Child Rape POCSO Act (Section 4 & 6) r/w Sec. 376 IPC Child Rape POCSO Act (Section 4 & 6) r/w Sec. 376 IPC
1 Andhra Pradesh 416 446 646 613 770 522 621 459 536 183 503 241 544 265
2 Arunachal Pradesh 16 12 20 18 35 45 44 49 34 10 29 18 24 22
3 Assam 10 39 40 156 230 265 585 586 100 788 89 1224 88 1263
4 Bihar 63 114 91 137 86 151 158 170 0 599 4 824 1 721
5 Chhattisgarh 394 382 477 519 595 1017 1014 984 1120 1095 1215 1214 3 1377
6 Goa 30 23 20 38 59 57 50 40 56 0 34 0 49 0
7 Gujarat 91 102 130 150 263 383 1172 1054 2 1233 7 1456 0 1539
8 Haryana 116 107 66 276 388 417 485 532 137 656 2 1068 8 1174
9 Himachal Pradesh 83 72 72 89 130 154 139 146 143 2 191 22 197 1
10 Jammu & Kashmir 4 8 9 13 25 37 28 21 42 0 37 13 11 75
11 Jharkhand 8 0 16 6 23 83 87 205 80 253 69 442 188 469
12 Karnataka 104 108 97 142 270 992 1073 1136 1 1308 3 1408 0 1623
13 Kerala 235 208 423 455 637 859 822 957 1069 250 1137 162 1262 113
14 Madhya Pradesh 1071 1182 1262 1632 2112 2406 2248 2467 3066 964 2830 1047 0 3337
15 Maharashtra 612 747 818 917 1546 1837 2234 2292 12 2387 0 2832 0 3117
16 Manipur 12 11 19 17 40 42 33 39 1 15 17 28 10 47
17 Meghalaya 60 91 66 81 112 97 129 122 46 164 25 179 20 145
18 Mizoram 11 42 40 73 57 107 86 99 0 129 23 73 23 36
19 Nagaland 0 3 15 7 3 11 12 21 1 26 3 6 2 10
20 Odisha 87 74 165 192 509 846 1054 1258 1285 150 37 1427 231 1417
21 Punjab 210 144 166 295 490 488 462 410 109 375 324 288 426 232
22 Rajasthan 371 369 394 572 892 906 771 858 512 621 1030 74 1313 4
23 Sikkim 14 14 11 21 25 47 40 66 0 55 4 78 0 61
24 Tamil Nadu 182 203 271 292 419 655 1073 1169 0 1154 6 1457 9 1742
25 Telangana - - - - - 589 840 690 0 1022 0 1140 0 1180
26 Tripura 83 107 45 17 43 151 98 108 5 90 0 76 0 107
27 Uttar Pradesh 625 451 1088 1040 1381 3480 2034 2115 1504 1609 1353 2023 270 3344
28 Uttarakhand 7 10 23 34 32 108 104 91 150 180 268 294 184 231
29 West Bengal 109 73 252 285 377 813 1106 718 0 1197 4 1378 4 1378
TOTAL STATE(S) 5024 5142 6742 8087 11549 17565 18602 18862 10011 16515 9244 20492 4867 25030
30 A & N Islands 12 15 9 10 21 20 27 1 1 49 14 52 8 83
31 Chandigarh 21 16 15 17 19 32 41 41 45 0 53 1 65 1
32 D&N Haveli 2 3 1 1 4 2 14 9 0 6 0 18 0 38
33 Daman & Diu 1 1 0 4 4 1 4 8 2 3 1 0 0 9
34 Delhi UT 307 304 339 415 757 1022 939 813 0 940 0 994 0 969
35 Lakshadweep 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 1 0 14
36 Puducherry 1 3 6 7 9 19 27 29 0 41 0 47 0 48
TOTAL UT(S) 344 342 370 454 814 1096 1052 903 48 1042 68 1113 73 1162
TOTAL (ALL INDIA) 5368 5484 7112 8541 12363 18661 19654 19765 10059 17557 9312 21605 4940 26192
Source: Crime in India
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