Data: More than a four-fold increase in the number of cases registered for ‘Hate Speech’ between 2015 & 2020
‘Hate Speech’ is again at the centre of discussion thanks to some recent events. Data…
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Review: UNICEF report highlights the lack of uniform Data about ‘Children in Conflict with Law’
Recently, UNICEF released two reports which analysed the situation of children in conflict with the…
Data: Three States accounted for more than 70% of UAPA cases registered since 2014
Cases relating to ‘Sedition’ and those registered under the UAPA have been discussed widely in…
Data: Jaipur, Lucknow, & Patna continue to report a high Crime Rate of ‘Economic Offences’
As is the case with economic offences across the country, the number of economic offences…
Data: 97% of the cases relating to Economic Offences are pending in courts by the end of 2020
Economic offences have been in the limelight for the last few years with a few…
Data: Pendency rate of NDPS cases in Courts crosses 90% in 2020
The debate on drugs has once again been in the limelight after a spate of…
Data: Only single digit cases were registered under several Special & Local Laws
The NCRB’s Crime in India report categorizes crimes that fall under provisions of the IPC…
Data: Courts disposed 41% fewer cases in 2020 compared to 2019
Like with every other sector, the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted the working of the courts in…
Data: The number of registered Cyber-crimes cross 50,000 in 2020. 20% of these are Fraud cases
As expected, the pandemic-induced lockdowns resulted in increased internet usage which meant that the quantum…
Data: While the number of ‘Crimes against Women’ decrease, cyber crimes against women increase by 44% in 2020
The number of registered instances of ‘Crime against Women’ decreased in 2020. A similar trend…
