As
per the provisional data of National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) the cases
registered/charge sheeted, persons arrested/charge sheeted/ convicted, under
Domestic Violence Act, 2005, during 2009 to 2012, year-wise are as under, which
shows a rising trend in conviction rate.
|
Year
|
Cases
Registered
|
Cases
Charge-sheeted
|
Persons
Arrested
|
Persons
Charge-sheeted
|
Persons
Convicted
|
|
2009
|
16013
|
1922
|
1332
|
1385
|
129
|
|
2010
|
14189
|
4588
|
809
|
926
|
119
|
|
2011
|
14520
|
6105
|
1527
|
3431
|
370
|
|
2012
|
16309
|
1706
|
1093
|
2873
|
454
|
As
per National Family Health Survey III (2005-06) data, 35.4% of women in the age
group of 15-49 and approximately 40% of ever married women have experienced
physical or sexual violence. 6.7% of all women have experienced both physical
and sexual forms of domestic violence. Further, the data suggests that both
physical and sexual forms of domestic violence against women are higher in
rural as compared to urban areas.
The
number of cases registered (due to increase in awareness) and convictions under
the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 is on the rise and it
is envisaged that the Act has a deterrent effect.
This was stated
by Smt. Krishna Tirath, Minister for Women and Child Development, in a written
reply to the Rajya Sabha today.
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MV