Rakshak

Number of cases have increased by 120% in 12 years Almost a Million People arrested since 1999
70,000 140,000
8
12
1 9 63,
60,000 ,12 ,31 130,000
58 58
3
0 7 70
50,000 8 ,17 ,23 50,
3 77 49 49 120,000
75 3,82 45,
3
40,000 2 1, 4
6 59 4
,24 36,
35 110,000
30,000 ,5 79
28
20,000 100,000

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
20,000 Elderly People Arrested in last 4 years
137,180
140,000
125,657 127,560
5,000 4,700
4,512
120,000 110,623 107,402 4,324
4,500
102,589
99,700
4,000 3,786 3,629 3,680
100,000 90,824 3,431
3,500 3,108
80,000
3,000
Arrested
2,500 Arrested
60,000 Innocent*
Innocent*
2,000
40,000 1,500
1,000
20,000
500
0 0
2003 2004 2005 2006 2003 2004 2005 2006

*Based on Acquittals by Courts *Based on Acquittals by Courts

One Child (Minor) is Arrested almost Every Day

One INNOCENT Woman is Arrested Every 21 minutes
More than 100,000 Women arrested in last 4 years 339
350
35,000 297 294
31,253 300 280
30,000 27,832 28,745
26,465
24,469 250
25,000 23,118
21,728 22,083
200
20,000
Arrested
Innocent*
150
15,000

10,000 100

5,000 50

0 0
2003 2004 2005 2006
2003 2004 2005 2006

*Based on Acquittals by Courts

Address: Rakshak Foundation, 2784 Homestead Rd #235, Santa Clara, California, USA 95051
Email: secretary@rakshakfoundation.org 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
700,000 537,137 485,938
600,000 500,166 452,228 2003
500,000 125,277 418,770 2004
78,292 2005
400,000
121,653 2006
300,000 118,367 74,496 2006
200,000 71,192 2005
106,980 70,167 2004
100,000
2003
0
Persons Persons Persons who Persons
Under Trial Charge- completed Pending Trial
(including sheeted Trial
past years)

More than 30% Bail Applications are for 498A

Trial for an INNOCENT takes Almost 8 years
100%

80%
39 Feb 13th 2007 7.8 7.8
7 30 8
49 23 7.5
60%
7.1
40% 7
43 Under All other
20% 21 4 19 IPCs combined
8 6
0% Under IPC 498A
Tis Hazari Rohini Patiala Kakkardooma Average 5

4
100%

80%
27
3
33 35
Feb 20th 2007
52 26
60%
2
40% Under All other
28 IPCs combined 1
20% 18
7 16
11 Under IPC 498A
0% 0
Tis Hazari Rohini Patiala Kakkardooma Average 2003 2004 2005 2006

Address: Rakshak Foundation, 2784 Homestead Rd #235, Santa Clara, California, USA 95051
Email: secretary@rakshakfoundation.org Website: http://www.rakshakfoundation.org, http://www.498a.org Phone: 408-329-1492