As reported by National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), the details of incidences of child sexual abuse in the country are as under:

 

Cases	2014	2015
Cases registered under child rape (section 376 IPC)	13766	10854
Cases registered under Assault on Women (girl children) with intent to outrage her modesty (section 354 IPC)	11335	8390
Cases registered under Insult to the Modesty of Women (girl children) (section 509 IPC)	444	348
Cases registered under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012	8904	14913

 

           Under Rule 7 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Rules, 2012, grant of compensation to the victim is required to be made under the victim compensation scheme by the State/UT Government as ordered by the Special Courts within 30 days of receipt of such order.

 

State/UT-wise cases registrered, persons arrested, persons whose trials completed during the year and person convicted under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 during 2014-2015
	Year	2014				2015
	Category	Cases Registered	Persons Arrested	Persons whose trial completed during the year	Persons Convicted	Cases Registered	Persons Arrested	Persons whose trial completed during the year	Persons Convicted
	TOTAL (ALL INDIA)	8904	11172	548	109	14913	18651	2501	1072
Source: Crime in India		Note: Persons disposed may include previous year persons under trial

 

 

         This information was given by Minister of State for Women & Child Development, Smt Krishna Raj in reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today.

 

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