Rakshak
Number of cases have increased by 120% in 12 years
140,000
70,000 8 12 9 63, 1 ,31 ,12 58 58
60,000 50,000 40,000 30,000
Almost a Million People arrested since 1999
3 0 7 70 ,17 ,23 50, 8 3 49 77 49 5 3,82 45, 7 3 4 2 1, 6 59 4 ,24 36, 35 79 5 , 28
130,000 120,000 110,000 100,000
20,000 10,000
90,000
0 1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
80,000 1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
One INNOCENT Person is Arrested Every 5 minutes
One INNOCENT Elderly is Arrested Every 2.4 hours
500,000 people arrested in last 4 years – 80% of them Innocent
W.H.O. cites the dowry law as one of the primary reasons of elder abuse
125,657
120,000
20,000 Elderly People Arrested in last 4 years
137,180
140,000
127,560
5,000
110,623 99,700
100,000
102,589
107,402
4,000
90,824
3,786
Arrested Innocent*
60,000
3,680
3,629
3,431
3,500
80,000
4,700
4,512
4,324
4,500
3,108
3,000 Arrested Innocent*
2,500 2,000
40,000
1,500 1,000
20,000
500
0 2003
2004
2005
0
2006
2003
2004
2005
2006
*Based on Acquittals by Courts
*Based on Acquittals by Courts
One INNOCENT Woman is Arrested Every 21 minutes More than 100,000 Women arrested in last 4 years
300
31,253 26,465
27,832
21,728
294
280
250
23,118 22,083
200
20,000 Arrested Innocent*
15,000
150
10,000
100
5,000
50
0 2003
297
28,745 24,469
25,000
339
350
35,000 30,000
One Child (Minor) is Arrested almost Every Day
2004
2005
2006
0 2003
2004
2005
2006
*Based on Acquittals by Courts
Address: Rakshak Foundation, 2784 Homestead Rd #235, Santa Clara, California, USA 95051 Email:
[email protected] Website: http://www.rakshakfoundation.org, http://www.498a.org Phone: 408-329-1492
Rakshak
498A Load on Judiciary is constantly increasing 611,215 518,953 573,881
700,000
485,938
537,137
600,000
500,166 125,277
500,000
78,292
400,000
121,653 118,367
300,000 200,000
106,980
100,000 0 Persons Under Trial (including past years)
2003 2004 2005 2006
452,228
Persons Chargesheeted
418,770
2006 2005 2004 2003
74,496 71,192 70,167
Persons who Persons completed Pending Trial Trial
More than 30% Bail Applications are for 498A
Trial for an INNOCENT takes Almost 8 years
100% 80%
39
60%
49
7
23
30
43 21
4
Rohini
Patiala
8
19
Under All other IPCs combined Under IPC 498A
0% Tis Hazari
Kakkardooma
7.5
7.8
7.8
7 6 5
Average
4
100% 80%
27 33
60%
52
35
26
Under All other IPCs combined
28
18 11
7
Rohini
Patiala
16
0% Tis Hazari
Feb 20th 2007
3 2
40% 20%
8 7.1
40% 20%
Feb 13th 2007
Kakkardooma
Average
Under IPC 498A
1 0 2003
2004
2005
2006
Address: Rakshak Foundation, 2784 Homestead Rd #235, Santa Clara, California, USA 95051 Email:
[email protected] Website: http://www.rakshakfoundation.org, http://www.498a.org Phone: 408-329-1492