Chapter-6A
Human Trafficking
Human trafficking is a group of crimes
involving trafficking in person of men, women
and children for sexual exploitation or for
financial gains or exploitation of trafficked
persons. Victims are lured or abducted from
their homes and subsequently forced to work
against their wish through various means in
various establishments, indulge in prostitution
or subjected to various types of indignities and
even killed or incapacitated for the purposes of
begging and trade in human organs.
Crime Rate
(Crime rate: 0.4)
Crime rate under the crimes relating to
human trafficking increased from 0.3 in 2013 to
0.4 during the year 2014.
Chart 6A.1: Trend of incidents of human
trafficking during 2009 – 2014
This Bureau is collecting data under the
following heads of crime which are related to
human trafficking.
i)
Importation of girls from foreign country
(Sec. 366B IPC)
ii)
Procuration of minor girls (section 366-A
IPC)
iii)
Buying of minors for prostitution (section
373 IPC) (in previous editions, data was
collected under buying of girls for
prostitution)
iv)
Selling of minors for prostitution (Section
372 IPC) (in previous editions, data was
collected under buying of girls for
prostitution)
v)
Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act 1956
vi)
Human trafficking (section 370 & 370A
IPC), after enactment of the Criminal Law
(Amendment) Act 2013, the Bureau has
also started collecting data under these
sections.
Incidents of crime
(Incidence: 5,466)
A total of 5,466 incidents of crimes
under specified crime heads (as mentioned
above) relating to human trafficking were
reported in the country during the year 2014 as
compared to 3,940 during the year 2013.
Crime in India-2014
A trend line of incidents of human
trafficking is showing a rising trend during the
period from 2009 – 2014. A total of 2,848
cases were reported in 2009 which rose to
3,422 cases in 2010. It further rose to 3,517
cases in 2011, 3,554 cases in 2012, 3,940
cases in 2013 and 5,466 cases in 2014.
Trend Analysis
The crime head-wise details of reported
crimes during 2010 to 2014 along with
percentage variation in the year 2014 over
2013 are presented in Table-6A(A). The crime
under human trafficking during the year 2014
has increased by 59.7% over 2010.
Importation of girls from foreign country
(Incidence: 13
Rate : Negligible)
A total of 13 cases of importation of
girls from foreign country were registered
during 2014 compared to 31 cases in 2013
showing a decline of 58.1% over the previous
year. Maximum cases were registered in Bihar
(5 cases) followed by West Bengal (4 cases), 2
cases were registered in Jharkhand and 1 case
each in Assam & Maharashtra during 2014.
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Table-6A(A)
Crime head-wise incidence of various crimes under human trafficking during 2010 - 2014 and
percentage variation in 2014 over 2013
Year
Sl.
No
.
Crime head
2010
1
Procuration of minor girls (Sec. 366-A IPC)
2
Importation of girls from foreign country (Sec.366B IPC)
3
2011
2012
2013
2014
Percentage
variation in
2014 over
2013
679
862
809
1,224
2,020
65.0%
36
80
59
31
13
-58.1%
Selling of minors for prostitution (Sec. 372 IPC)#
130
113
108
100
82
-18.0%
4
Buying of minor for prostitution (Sec. 373 IPC)#
78
27
15
6
14
133.3%
5
Immoral Trafficking (Prevention) Act 1956
2,499
2,435
2,563
2,579
2,617
1.5%
-
-
-
-
720
-
3,422
3,517
3,554
3,940
5,466
38.7%
6 Human Trafficking (Sec. 370 & 370 A IPC) *
Total cases of human trafficking
‘*’Newly included in 2014; ‘#’ Modified in 2014, earlier data collected under girls whereas presently data collected under minors
Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956
(Incidence: 2,617
Rate: 0.2)
Cases under this Act have registered
an increase of 1.5% during the year 2014 as
compared to the previous year (2,579 cases).
509 cases were reported in Tamil Nadu
followed by Karnataka (392). Under the
Immoral Traffic (P) Act, maximum cases were
registered under section 5 of IT(P) Act (766
cases) followed by section 7 of IT(P) Act (129
cases), section 8 of IT(P) Act (113 cases) and
section 6 of IT(P) Act (90 cases). Out of 113
cases reported under section 8 of the IT(P) Act
(relating to seducing or soliciting for the
purposes of prostitution), maximum cases were
reported in Kerala (55 cases) followed by
Karnataka (21 cases) and Tamil Nadu (19
cases), these three States together accounted
for 81.4% of total such cases. Out of 766
cases reported under section 5 of the IT(P)Act
(relating to procuring or inducing or taking
persons for purpose of prostitution), maximum
cases were reported in Tamil Nadu (110
cases) followed by Telangana (105 cases),
Karnataka (104 cases) and Maharashtra (100
cases), these four States together accounted
for 54.7% total such cases.
There were 3,351 victims (consisting of
595 males and 2,756 females) for 2,617 cases
reported under the Immoral Traffic (Prevention)
Act.
Crime in India-2014
Procuration of minor girls
(Incidence: 2,020
Rate : 0.2)
Cases under this head have increased
by 65.0% during the year 2014 as compared to
the previous year (1,224 cases). 852 cases
with equal number of victims were reported in
West Bengal followed by Assam (303 cases &
303 victims). There were 2,025 victims for
2,020 cases. Maximum cases of procuration of
minor girls were reported in West Bengal (852
cases) followed by Assam (303 cases), Bihar
(280 cases) and Haryana (277 cases) during
2014 [Table-6A.2].
Buying of minors for prostitution
(Incidence: 14 Rate : Negligible)
Cases under this head have increased
by 133.3% during the year 2014 as compared
to the previous year (6 cases). In 2014, data
collected under buying of minor for prostitution
whereas in previous edition it was collected
under buying of girls for prostitution. A total of
7 cases in Maharashtra followed by 4 cases in
Jharkhand were reported under this crime
head.
Selling of minors for prostitution
(Incidence: 82 Rate : Negligible)
A total of 82 cases of selling of minors
for prostitution were reported in the country
during 2014 as against 100 such cases in
2013, thus indicating a decrease of 18.0%
over 2013. West Bengal has reported 67 such
cases accounting for 81.7% during 2014.
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Human Trafficking (Sec. 370 & 370 A IPC)
(Incidence: 720
Rate : 0.1)
Data on Human Trafficking under
section 370 & 370A of IPC has been collected
for the first time in 2014.
A total of 720 cases of human
trafficking under section 370&370A of IPC
were reported in the country during 2014.
Jharkhand has reported 150 such cases
followed by Maharashtra with 108, Assam (68
cases), West Bengal (55 cases) and Madhya
Pradesh (50 cases). However, maximum
victims (2,605 persons) against 1,106 such
cases were recovered/reported in Kerala
during 2014.
Disposal of Crimes by Police
Out of 8,521 cases for investigation,
4,937 cases were disposed of by police
(investigation completed). Charge-sheets
were submitted in 4,489 cases resulting in
94.6 charge-sheet rate under crimes related
to human trafficking during 2014. 100%
detection by police (i.e. charge-sheet rate)
was made in section 6 & 8 of Immoral Traffic
(P) Act during 2014. A total of 3,584 cases
remained pending for investigation at the end
of the year 2014 [Table-6A.3].
Disposal of Crimes by Courts
Out of 17,599 cases relating to human
trafficking under trial, trials have been
completed in 2,284 cases during 2014. A total
of 1,029 cases under human trafficking ended
in conviction, showing a conviction rate of
45.1. Maximum conviction rates were
observed in cases under the Immoral Traffic
(P) Act (49.8) whereas lowest conviction rate
was reported under procuration of minors for
prostitution (12.6) during 2014. A total of
15,246 such cases remained pending for trial
at the end of the year, showing pendency rate
of 86.6
A total of 1,255 cases accused
persons were either acquitted or discharged
by various courts during 2014. All crime heads
under human trafficking have shown high
acquittals during 2014 [Table-6A.4].
Crime in India-2014
Disposal of Person Arrested by Police
Out of 21,694 persons (including
14,442 persons arrested), 12,378 persons
were charge-sheeted under various crime
heads relating to human trafficking during
2014. A total of 935 persons (consisting of
789 males and 146 females) and 3,328
persons (consisting of 2,386 males and 942
females) were charge-sheeted under sections
370 & 370A of IPC and the Immoral Traffic
(Prevention) Act respectively during 2014.
A total of 276 (consisting of 225 males
and 51 females) were released or freed by
police or magistrate before trial for want of
evidence or any other reason. Investigation in
respect of 64,842 accused persons remained
pending at the end of the year 2014 [Table
6A.5].
Disposal of Person by Court
Out of 65,440 persons (including
12,378 persons sent for trial during 2014),
trials have been completed for 6,303 persons.
A total of 2,323 persons have been convicted
under various crime heads relating to human
trafficking during 2014, maximum such
convictions were reported under the Immoral
Traffic (P) Act (2,256 persons) during 2014.
A total of 3,951 persons were
acquitted from all charges of offences relating
to human trafficking and 29 persons were
discharged for either want of evidence or
otherwise by courts during 2014.
A total 72 persons against whom
cases reported under offences relating to
human trafficking were compounded by courts
and against 4 persons the cases reported
under human trafficking were withdrawn
during 2014.
Trials of 46,683 persons remained
pending in different courts at the end of the
year 2014 [Table-6A.6].
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