Data: POCSO cases increased by 30% in 5 years while pendency rate in Courts crossed 94%
The alleged rape of a minor in Hyderabad has once again put the spotlight on…
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Data: What does MoSPI’s Women and Men in India (2021) report say?
The Women and Men in India, 2021 report, released by MoSPI is the collection of…
Data: Number of registered cases of Child Marriage increased by about 50% in 2020 as per NCRB
As per the NCRB’s annual Crime in India report, a total of 782 cases were…
Data: What does the data related to cases of ‘Rioting’ indicate?
The National Crime Records Bureau in its annual ‘Crime in India’ report provides data on…
Data: Low disposal rate of seized illicit Drugs a cause for concern
Hearing a PIL, the Supreme Court noted with concern the low disposal rate of seized…
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…
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…
