Children in Conflict with Law

As per information provided by National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), State/UT-wise cases reported against children in conflict with law (CCL) and number of CCL apprehended under Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Special & Local Laws (SLL) Crimes (IPC+SLL) during 2013-2017 is at Annexure-I. Latest data pertains to the year 2017. State/UT-wise number of under trials under 16-18 years of age group in jails as on 31.12.2017 is at Annexure-II.

As per Section 2 (13) of Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 (JJ Act), “child in conflict with law” means a child who is alleged or found to have committed an offence and who has not completed eighteen years of age on the date of commission of such offence”. Section 53 of the Act prescribes various rehabilitation and reintegration services to be provided in institutions for children. These include: basic requirements such as food and shelter; appropriate education including supplementary education; skill development, recreational facilities, mental health interventions, etc. Under Section 8 and 30 of the Act, the Juvenile Justice Board and Child Welfare Committee are required to conduct at least one inspection visit every month and every fortnight respectively of residential facilities for children in conflict with law and recommend action for improvement in quality of services to the District Child Protection Unit and the State Government. Further the State Governments have to appoint Inspection Committees, under section 54 of the Act, to assess the basic facilities and infrastructure of the Institution to ascertain whether the Institution is maintaining their standards as prescribed as per section 53 of the Act and as provided under the Rules 29 -38 of Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Model Rules, 2016 framed under JJ Act, relating to physical infrastructure, clothing/bedding/toiletries, sanitation & hygiene, Nutrition and Diet scale, Medical care, mental health, Education, Vocational training, Recreational facilities etc. Further, under Section 41 of the Act, registration of institutions including Homes for children in conflict with law has been made mandatory with penalty in case of non-compliance. The Ministry has been requesting the State Governments/UT Administrations from time to time to identify and register all CCIs under relevant provisions of JJ Act and set up functional inspection and other Committees to ensure that children in all the CCIs receive the best of care, and are not subjected to any kind of abuse and neglect. The primary responsibility of implementation of the Act lies with the State Governments/ UT Administrations concerned.

The Ministry of Women and Child Development is also implementing a centrally sponsored Child Protection Services (CPS) Scheme (erstwhile Integrated Child Protection Scheme) for supporting the children in difficult circumstances. The primary responsibility of implementation of the scheme lies with the State Governments/UT Administrations. Under the provisions of the CPS, Central Government is providing financial assistance to the States/UTs for undertaking a situational analysis of children in difficult circumstances. Under the scheme institutional care to Children in Need of Care and Protection (CNCP) and Children in Conflict with Law (CCL) is provided in Child Care Institutions (CCIs) as a rehabilitative measure.

Annexure-I

State/UT-wise Juveniles Apprehended under IPC and SLL Crimes (IPC+SLL) During 2013-2017
SL	State/UT	2013			2014				2015					2016				2017
SL	State/UT	Cases Reported against Juveniles	Total Juveniles Apprehended	Juveniles Cases pending disposal at End of Year	Cases Reported against Juveniles		Total Juveniles Apprehended	Juveniles Cases pending disposal at End of Year	Cases Reported against Juveniles	Total Juveniles Apprehended		Juveniles Cases pending disposal at End of Year		Cases Reported against Juveniles	Total Juveniles Apprehended	Juveniles Cases pending disposal at End of Year		Cases Reported against Juveniles	Total Juveniles Apprehended	Juveniles Cases pending disposal at End of Year
1	Andhra Pradesh	2260	3133	1091	883		1018	731	1015	1371		1168		809	1229	1050		1122	1441	1560
2	Arunachal Pradesh	118	122	4	81		126	9	66	156		123		57	80	162		48	98	95
3	Assam	624	680	101	487		553	55	624	734		78		436	480	86		192	191	215
4	Bihar	2104	2104	562	4371		6404	1791	1658	1674		580		2335	2626	651		1142	1347	699
5	Chhattisgarh	2193	2544	1046	1691		2006	603	1914	2290		1344		1953	2394	2515		1952	2417	3542
6	Goa	67	72	33	64		113	91	28	35		90		21	26	92		24	29	105
7	Gujarat	2132	2478	852	4380		4647	997	1577	1957		1418		1681	2085	1530		2013	2363	2824
8	Haryana	1198	1410	909	1041		1181	701	1098	1333		1212		1186	1358	1316		1030	1196	1586
9	Himachal Pradesh	171	227	99	272		342	260	195	241		203		204	263	159		184	226	222
10	Jammu & Kashmir	105	136	60	102		139	98	181	249		122		198	319	76		187	262	182
11	Jharkhand	355	394	61	150		173	40	124	124		26		140	142	74		75	84	95
12	Karnataka	445	530	144	412		640	154	446	692		312		453	627	248		499	691	748
13	Kerala	773	1237	458	1203		1575	503	1398	1793		560		628	1060	480		481	682	487
14	Madhya Pradesh	6703	7365	1811	6512		7802	3309	6583	7870		3835		7369	8464	4255		6491	7166	7008
15	Maharashtra	6035	8012	1756	5407		7228	2388	5693	7370		2599		6606	7712	3474		6026	7771	8504
16	Manipur	4	7	0	23		36	0	17	25		4		10	12	6		12	14	1
17	Meghalaya	146	154	3	125		169	11	111	141		25		84	93	35		93	114	118
18	Mizoram	85	119	13		44	52	2	41		51		3	53	63	6	21		22	32

19	Nagaland	8	14	1	10	10	0	17	33	0	18	25	4	12	22	14
20	Odisha	916	1093	230	838	1077	77	934	1095	177	994	1285	323	1111	1242	416
21	Punjab	344	432	161	277	358	214	111	148	144	117	157	117	215	270	398
22	Rajasthan	2217	2882	368	2309	3041	753	2203	2819	826	2273	2943	1011	2048	2692	1115
23	Sikkim	39	39	0	19	22	3	41	41	26	27	39	53	24	36	19
24	Tamil Nadu	2735	3142	948	1549	1892	833	1814	2421	1759	2217	2810	2154	2376	2919	3032
25	Telangana				931	1060	273	1252	1448	489	998	1182	863	1365	1255	1048
26	Tripura	63	146	18	64	78	52	37	43	54	25	42	50	37	37	40
27	Uttar Pradesh	1189	1424	632	1397	1599	1356	1006	1120	754	1438	1587	200	825	889	922
28	Uttarakhand	231	309	0	123	178	32	127	161	9	124	151	24	159	182	153
29	West Bengal	793	927	324	1566	1837	1796	562	651	2114	709	838	2089	577	733	1625
	TOTAL STATE(S)	34053	41132	11685	36331	45356	17132	30873	38086	20054	33163	40092	23103	30341	36391	36805
30	A&N Islands	8	8	0	14	19	144	13	16	135	12	13	123	16	25	116
31	Chandigarh	82	120	44	116	165	65	100	147	66	96	141	68	159	164	121
32	D&N Haveli	13	26	26	6	6	0	17	20	19	0	10	29	11	15	40
33	Daman & Diu	10	14	14	2	3	0	3	3	0	7	8	8	10	14	19
34	Delhi	1638	2140	267	1969	2547	648	2366	3039	1217	2499	3808	1811	2965	3666	4096
35	Lakshadweep	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
36	Puducherry	57	66	66	16	22	8	61	74	71	72	99	84	104	145	228
	TOTAL UT(S)	1808	2374	417	2124	2763	866	2560	3299	1508	2686	4079	2123	3265	4029	4620
	TOTAL (ALL INDIA)	35861	43506	12102	38455	48119	17998	33433	41385	21562	35849	44171	25226	33606	40420	41425

Source:CrimeInIndia

				Annexure-II
STATE/UT-WISE NUMBER OF UNDERTRIALS UNDER 16-18 YEARS AGE GROUP IN JAILS AS ON 31.12.2017
S.No.	State/UT	Age 16-18 Years
S.No.	State/UT	Male	Female	Total
1	ANDHRA PRADESH	0	0	0
2	ARUNACHAL PRADESH	0	0	0
3	ASSAM	0	0	0
4	BIHAR	0	0	0
5	CHHATTISGARH	0	0	0
6	GOA	0	0	0
7	GUJARAT	0	0	0
8	HARYANA	0	0	0
9	HIMACHAL PRADESH	0	0	0
10	JAMMU & KASHMIR	0	0	0
11	JHARKHAND	0	0	0
12	KARNATAKA	0	0	0
13	KERALA	0	0	0
14	MADHYA PRADESH	0	0	0
15	MAHARASHTRA	0	0	0
16	MANIPUR	0	0	0
17	MEGHALAYA	0	0	0
18	MIZORAM	0	0	0
19	NAGALAND	0	0	0
20	ODISHA	0	0	0
21	PUNJAB	0	0	0
22	RAJASTHAN	0	0	0
23	SIKKIM	0	0	0
24	TAMILNADU	0	0	0
25	TELANGANA	0	0	0
26	TRIPURA	0	0	0
27	UTTAR PRADESH	0	0	0
28	UTTARAKHAND	0	0	0
29	WEST BENGAL	42	4	46
	TOTAL (STATES)	42	4	46
30	A & N ISLANDS	0	0	0
31	CHANDIGARH	0	0	0
32	D & N HAVELI	0	0	0
33	DAMAN & DIU	0	0	0
34	DELHI	0	0	0
35	LAKSHADWEEP	0	0	0
36	PUDUCHERRY	0	0	0
	TOTAL (UTs)	0	0	0
	TOTAL (ALL-INDIA)	42	4	46
* As per data provided by States/UTs
Source: Prison Statistics India-2017

This information was given by the Minister of Women and Child Development, Smriti Zubin Irani, in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.

"Loved reading this piece by Guest?
Join LAWyersClubIndia's network for daily News Updates, Judgment Summaries, Articles, Forum Threads, Online Law Courses, and MUCH MORE!!"

Join our Telegram group

Join our Whatsapp group