Maharashtra has the highest number of stalking complaints in India

October 02, 2016 11:15

According to the annual National Crime Records Bureau report for 2015 released this week, Maharashtra has the highest number of stalking complaints in the country with 1,399 cases. Delhi is second with 1,124 cases.

Since 2013, when the offence of stalking was introduced in the Criminal Amendment Act, the number of FIRs being filed has been rising. Though the NCRB did not report data for Section 354D Indian Penal Code in 2013, it said 346 FIRs were pending investigation by cops in the beginning of 2014. Thereafter, 4,699 stalking cases were registered in that year, and 6,266 FIRs were registered in 2015.

This number is just the tip of the iceberg, say experts.

On an average, 88 per cent of stalking cases are pending for longer than a year, as per NCRB data. In 2014, 91 per cent of cases were awaiting hearing and 84 per cent cases were pending in 2015.

The conviction rate for stalking cases continues to fall across India. In 2015, 26 per cent of stalking cases ended in a conviction, which is even lower than the previous year when only 35 per cent of cases ended in a conviction

Arrests are a deterrent for sure, but in many cases, stalkers get bail right away. According to NCRB data, over 80 per cent of the people accused under Section 354D Indian Penal Code are given bail before the chargesheet is filed.

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