GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
Ministry of Women and Child Development
RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2976
ANSWERED ON DECEMBER 18, 2014
QUESTION
Prosecution Under POCSO
2976. SHRI RAJEEV CHANDRASEKHAR:
Will the Minister of WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state;
(a) whether Government is aware of the rising incidence of crime against children;
(b) whether Government understands the need to amend the POCSO Act with a view toincrease protection offered to children against sexual abuse; and
(c) the details of the number of prosecutions made under the POCSO Act over the last fiveyears State-wise, including Karnataka?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
(SHRIMATI MANEKA SANJAY GANDHI)
(a): As per data available with National Crime Record Bureau (NCRB), Ministry of Home Affairs, a total 33,052 cases, 38,172 Cases and 58,224 Cases were registered under crime againstChildren during 2011, 2012 and 2013 respectively, showing a rising trend.
(b): The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act 2012, is a comprehensivelaw to provide for the protection of children from the offences of sexual assault, sexualharassment and pornography, while safeguarding the interests of the child at every stageof the judicial process by incorporating child-friendly mechanisms for reporting, recording ofevidence, investigation and speedy trial of offences through designated Special Courts.The Act incorporates child friendly procedures for reporting, recording, investigation and trialoffences. The Act provides for stringent punishments which have been grades as per thegravity of offence.The POCSO Act has come into force on the 14thNovember, 2012, alongwith the rules framed thereunder. Since, the Act is still at an early stage of implementation,it is premature to establish any conclusion regarding the need to amend it.
(c): As per the information furnished by National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR), the details of cases registered under POCSO Act is at annexure-I. NCRBstarted collection of data under the POCSO Act since January 2014 and the details asfurnished by them is at annexure-II.
ANNEXURE – I
Statement referred to in reply to part (c) of the Rajya Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2976 for 18.12.2014 by Sh. Rajeev Chandrasekhar regarding Prosecution under POCSO
SI. No. |
States/UTs |
No. of FIRs Registered |
No.of cases in which charge- sheets filed |
No.of cases in which accused convicted |
No. of cases in which accused acquitted |
1 |
Andhra Pradesh |
69 |
34 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
Arunachal Pradesh |
15 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
Assam |
59 |
29 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
Bihar |
27 |
22 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
Chhattisgarh |
226 |
191 |
3 |
23 |
6 |
Goa |
25 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
Gujarat |
16 |
16 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
Himachal Pradesh |
68 |
44 |
1 |
0 |
9 |
Haryana |
540 |
491 |
46 |
142 |
10 |
Jharkhand |
19 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
11 |
Karnataka |
221 |
178 |
3 |
12 |
12 |
Kerala |
596 |
419 |
0 |
3 |
13 |
Maharashtra |
926 |
675 |
5 |
13 |
14 |
Meghalaya |
62 |
20 |
0 |
0 |
15 |
Manipur |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
16 |
Madhya Pradesh |
829 |
770 |
65 |
133 |
17 |
Mizoram |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
18 |
Nagaland |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
19 |
Odisha |
436 |
375 |
0 |
8 |
20 |
Punjab |
107 |
97 |
29 |
24 |
21 |
Rajasthan |
936 |
781 |
5 |
26 |
22 |
Sikkim |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
23 |
Tamil Nadu |
250 |
132 |
0 |
0 |
24 |
Tripura |
10 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
25 |
Uttarakhand |
23 |
17 |
2 |
0 |
26 |
Uttar Pradesh |
869 |
666 |
1 |
1 |
27 |
West Bengal |
191 |
142 |
1 |
3 |
|
UTs |
|
|
|
|
28 |
Andaman & Nicobar Islands |
6 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
29 |
Chandigarh |
21 |
16 |
2 |
0 |
30 |
Daman and Diu |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
31 |
Delhi |
251 |
176 |
1 |
1 |
32 |
Dadar & Nagar Haveli |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
33 |
Lakshadweep |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
34 |
Puducherry |
12 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
6816 |
5340 |
166 |
389 |
Annexure II
Statement referred to in reply to part (c) of the Rajya Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2976 for 18.12.2014 by Sh. Rajeev Chandrasekhar regarding Prosecution under POCSO.
STATE/UT WISE CASES REGISTERED AND PERSONS ARRESTED UNDER PROTECTION OF CHILDRENFROM SEXUALOFFENCES ACT, 2012 DURING 2014 (UPTO OCTOBER) (PROVISIONAL).
SI. No. |
States/UTs |
Cases Registered |
Persons Arrested |
Figures are up to the month of, |
1 |
Andhra Pradesh |
190 |
184 |
Up to August |
2 |
Arunachal Pradesh |
0 |
0 |
Up to August |
3 |
Assam |
77 |
25 |
Up to March |
4 |
Bihar |
0 |
0 |
Up to August |
5 |
Chhattisgarh |
N.R |
N.R |
N.R |
6 |
Goa |
2 |
2 |
Up to September |
7 |
Gujarat |
1 |
1 |
Up to September |
8 |
Haryana |
4 |
3 |
Up to September |
9 |
Himachal Pradesh |
1 |
0 |
Up to October |
10 |
Jammu & Kashmir |
0 |
0 |
Up to September except January to April |
11 |
Jharkhand |
8 |
4 |
Up to June |
12 |
Karnataka |
N.R |
N.R |
N.R |
13 |
Kerala |
297 |
267 |
Up to September |
14 |
Madhya Pradesh |
37 |
32 |
Up to July |
15 |
Maharashtra |
156 |
167 |
Up to September except August |
16 |
Manipur |
3 |
0 |
Up to August |
17 |
Meghalaya |
18 |
21 |
Up to July except January & February |
18 |
Mizoram |
0 |
0 |
Up to October |
19 |
Nagaland |
0 |
0 |
Up to August except January, April, May & July |
20 |
Odisha |
13 |
8 |
Up to March |
21 |
Punjab |
9 |
6 |
Up to August except July |
22 |
Rajasthan |
86 |
67 |
Up to June except April & May |
23 |
Sikkim |
0 |
0 |
Up to September |
24 |
Tamil Nadu |
405 |
394 |
Up to October |
25 |
Telangana |
42 |
34 |
May, September & October only |
26 |
Tripura |
2 |
4 |
Up to September except May |
27 |
Uttar Pradesh |
786 |
559 |
Up to June |
28 |
Uttarakhand |
0 |
0 |
Up to August |
29 |
West Bengal |
N.R |
N.R |
N.R |
|
TOTAL STATE |
2137 |
1778 |
|
30 |
Andaman & Nicobar Islands |
0 |
0 |
Up to September |
31 |
Chandigarh |
0 |
0 |
Up to October except May |
34 |
Dadar & Nagar Haveli |
0 |
0 |
Up to October |
32 |
Daman and Diu |
0 |
0 |
Up to June except January to March |
33 |
Delhi |
84 |
55 |
Up to August |
35 |
Lakshadweep |
0 |
0 |
Up to August |
36 |
Puducherry |
6 |
5 |
Up to August |
|
TOTAL UT |
90 |
60 |
|
|
TOTAL ALL INDIA |
2227 |
1838 |
|