Home panel expresses concern over ‘abysmal’ conviction rate in cases of violence against women
March 15, 2021
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs has expressed concern over the decreasing conviction rate in the cases of violence against women. Quoting the National Crime Records Bureau Data, the panel’s report tabled here on Monday, said the conviction rate was 24.6 per cent in 2017, 23.1 per cent in 2018 and 23.7 per cent in 2019.
Describing the conviction rates as “abysmally low” the Committee said it shows a serious mismatch between the measures adopted and their implementation. The panel asked the Home Ministry to ensure that all States use the analytical tool “Online Investigation Tracking System for Sexual Offences” to monitor and track investigations within two months as per the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2018.