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Preliminary Findings from an Ongoing Research undertaken by
HAQ: Centre for Child Rights
HAQ: Centre for Child Rights is currently engaged in a research study on implementation of the POCSO Act in Delhi and Mumbai. The study is being carried out in partnership with FACSE.
On 14 November 2012, Government of India enacted a long awaited special law to ensure justice to children who are victims of sexual violence and abuse, called the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (the POCSO Act). Since this is the first time such a law has come into force, its implementation is met with challenges posed by increased reporting of cases, lack of trained manpower and support services to deal with child victims, combined with inadequate training and skills on interviewing children, carrying out proper investigation and ensuring speedy trial. Almost three years since its enforcement is a good time to review its implementation and build evidence that can be used to seek improvement and/or appropriate changes.
As part of its preliminary findings, HAQ shares the current status of pendency in the Special Courts in Delhi dealing with the POCSO Cases.
PENDENCY IN POCSO COURTS IN DELHI[1]
As on 30 June 2015
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Name of the Judge Presiding over the Special Court Under the POCSO Act ever since the POCSO Act came into force |
Court No |
Tenure of the Judge
|
Number of POCSO Cases Dealt by the Judge |
Pendency of POCSO cases
|
Pendency with respect to Different Types of Matters |
Total Pendency
|
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South East District (Saket Court) |
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|
Ms. Renu Bhatnagar |
315 |
01 November 2012 till date |
302 |
302 |
POCSO Act (Child Victim) – 302 MACOCA-4 Drugs and Cosmetics- Nil NDPS Act- Nil Section 302 IPC- 3 Section 376 IPC- 36 Section 304-B IPC- 2 Section 304 IPC- 1 Section 306 IPC- Nil Section 364A IPC- 3 Other Sessions Cases (363and 366 IPC)- 16 ITP Act- 4 SEBI- 1 TADA/POTA- Nil Criminal Appeals- 7 Criminal Revisions- 19 |
398 |
|
South District (Saket Court) |
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|
Sh. Gulshan Kumar |
302 |
August 2012 to 16th May 2015 |
– |
208 |
POCSO- 208 Culpable Homicide- 21 Section 304B IPC- 04 MACOCA- 04 Section 376 IPC- 38 Section 306 IPC- 01 Other Session Cases- 47 J.J. Act- 01 |
324 |
|
Sh. Manoj Kumar |
302 |
16th May 2015 to till date |
– |
208 |
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East District (Karkardooma Court) |
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|
Sh. Sanjay Garg |
76 |
1st January 2012 to 23rd January 2015 |
129 |
169 |
POCSO Act (Child Victim)- 169 MACOCA- 01 Drugs and Cosmetics- Nil NDPS- Nil Culpable Homicide and Section 302 IPC- 50 Section 376 IPC- 17 Section 304B IPC- 06 Section 304 IPC- Nil Section 306 IPC- Nil Section 364A IPC- 04 Section 363 IPC- Nil Section 366 IPC- Nil ITP Act- Nil SEBI- Nil TADA/POTA- Nil Criminal Appeals- 20 Criminal Revisions- 31 Arms Act- 01 Any Other Session Cases- 61 |
361 |
|
Ms. Sujata Kohli |
76 |
24th January 2015 to 28th April 2015 |
153 |
169 |
||
|
Sh. Raghubir Singh |
34 |
28th April 2015 till date |
169 |
169 |
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|
North District (Rohini Courts) |
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|
Sh. Sanjeev kumar |
201 |
6th January 2012 to 13th January 2014 |
104 |
331 |
POCSO Act- 331 MACOCA- 04 Drugs and Cosmetics- 1 NDPS- Nil Section 302 IPC- 02 Section 376 IPC- 32 Section 304B IPC- Nil Section 304 IPC- Nil Section 306 IPC- Nil Section 364A IPC- Nil Section 363 IPC and Section 366 IPC- 15 ITP Act- Nil SEBI- Nil TADA/POTA- Nil Criminal Appeals- 01 Criminal Revisions- 02 Any Other Session Cases- Nil |
388 |
|
Sh. Deepak Garg |
201 |
15th January 2014 to 23rd January 2015 |
280 |
331 |
||
|
Sh. Gautam Mannan |
201 |
24th January 2015 to till date |
331 |
331 |
||
|
South West District (Dwarka Courts) |
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|
Sh. Vikas Dhull |
302 |
2 years and 6 Months |
249 |
249 |
POCSO Act- 249 MACOCA- Nil Drugs and Cosmetics- Nil NDPS- Nil Culpable Homicide- 19 Section 302 IPC- Nil Section 376 IPC- Nil Section 304B IPC- 7 Section 304 IPC- Nil Section 306 IPC- 2 Section 364A IPC- Nil Section 363 IPC- Nil Section 366 IPC- Nil ITP Act- Nil SEBI- Nil TADA/POTA- Nil Criminal Appeals- 17 Criminal Revisions- 12 Any Other Sessions Cases- 20 |
326 |
|
Shahdara District (Karkardooma Courts) |
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|
Sh. T.S. Kashyap |
59 |
1st March 2013 to 4th December 2014 |
201 |
182 |
POCSO Act- 182 MACOCA- Nil Drugs and Cosmetics- Nil NDPS- 10 Culpable Homicide- Nil Section 302 IPC- 01 Section 376 IPC- Nil Section 304B IPC- Nil Section 304 IPC- Nil Section 306 IPC- Nil Section 364A IPC- 01 Section 363 IPC- 01 Section 366 IPC- Nil ITP Act- Nil SEBI- Nil TADA/POTA- Nil Criminal Appeals- 01 Criminal Revisions- 01 Any Other Sessions Cases- Nil |
197 |
|
5 December 2014 to 23rd January 2015 Vacated Court |
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|
Sh. Sidharth Sharma |
53 |
24th January 2015 till date |
266 |
182 |
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|
North-East District (Karkardooma Courts) |
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|
Sh. Ramesh Kumar |
66 & 75 |
December 2012 to January 2014 |
186 |
149 |
POCSO Act- 149 Child Victim- 61 MACOCA- Nil Drugs & Cosmetics- Nil NDPS- Nil Culpable Homicide- Nil Section 302- 35 Section 376- 3 Section 304-B- 19 Section 304 IPC- 2 Section 306 IPC- 1 Section 364 A IPC- Nil Section 363 IPC- Nil Section 366 IPC- Nil ITP Act- Nil SEBI- Nil TADA/POTA- Nil Criminal Appeal- 16 Criminal revision- 26 Any Other Sessions Cases- 66 Execution – 3 |
382 |
|
Sh. Pratap S. Malik |
75 |
January 2014 to May 2015 |
150 |
149 |
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|
Sh. Sanjay Sharma -I |
75 |
May 2015 till date |
149 |
149 |
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|
West District (Tis Hazari Court) |
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|
Sh. Rajneesh Kumar Gupta |
122 |
18th February 2011 to 24th January 2015 |
– |
430 |
POCSO Act with section 376 IPC- 260 POCSO Act without section 376 IPC- 170 MACOCA- 01 SEBI- 01 Section 302 IPC- 16 Section 376 IPC- 50 Section 304B IPC- 06 Section 304 IPC- 01 Section 306 IPC- 01 Section 364A IPC- 04 Section 363 IPC and Section 366 IPC- 15 Criminal Appeals- 33 Criminal Revisions- 45 Other Session Cases- 55 |
661 |
|
Sh. Pawan Kumar Matto |
122 |
24th January 2015 till date |
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|
Central District (Tis Hazari Court) |
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|
Sh. Pawan Kumar Jain |
318 |
7th April 2011 to 23rd January 2015 |
135 |
181 |
POCSO- 181 Culpable Homicide (Section 302/304 IPC)- 9 Section 304-B IPC- 01 Section 376 IPC- 15 CBI- 3 SEBI- 53 Other Sessions Cases- 31 Criminal Appeal- 5 Criminal Revision- 11 Misc.- 3 |
312 |
|
Sh. Arvind Kumar |
318 |
24th January 2015 till date |
181 |
181 |
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North-West District (Rohini Court) |
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|
Ms Illa Rawat |
307 |
2nd January 2012 to 23rd January 2015 |
– |
332 |
POCSO Act- 332 MACOCA- Drugs & Cosmetics- 2 NDPS- Culpable Homicide- Section 302 IPC- 2 Section 376 IPC- 36 Section 304B IPC- Nil Section 304 IPC- Nil Section 306 IPC- Nil Section 364A IPC- Nil Section 363 IPC and Section 366 IPC- Nil Criminal Appeals- Nil Criminal Revisions- 03 Other Session Cases- 23 Comp. Case- 03 |
401 |
|
Sh. Vinod Yadav |
307 |
24th January 2015 till date |
332 |
332 |
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|
New Delhi District (Patiala Court) |
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|
Ms. Poonam A. Bamba |
– |
POCSO Court is Functioning since March 2013 till date |
– |
156 |
POCSO Act including Section 376 IPC- 156 Section 376 Excluding POCSO Act- 23 MACOCA- 05 Drugs & Cosmetics- Nil NDPS- Nil Culpable Homicide- — Section 302 IPC- 17 Section 304 B IPC- Nil Section 304- IPC- Nil Section 306 IPC- 01 Section 364 A IPC- 02 Section 363 & Section 366- covered under major head under section 376 IPC ITP Act- 02 but are covered under POCSO Act. SEBI- Nil TADA/POTA- Nil Criminal Appeals- 85 Criminal Revisions- 14 Any other sessions cases- 01 |
312 |
|
Sh. Dharmesh Sharma |
– |
– |
– |
156 |
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|
Sh. Bharat Parashar |
– |
– |
– |
156 |
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|
Ms. Neena Krishna Bansal |
25 |
– |
– |
156 |
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