Data on Corruption Cases
CBI conducts searches at various places from time to time during investigation in accordance with law, depending upon the requirement of the cases. The number of raids/searches conducted are a part of individual case record. No centralized data in this regard is maintained. Further, sending an accused, convicted in a case, to Jail after conviction is a judicial act performed by the trial court concerned. No centralized data in this regard is maintained by the CBI. However, the number of Prevention of Corruption (PC) Act cases registered by CBI during the last 3 years i.e. 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014 (upto 31.05.2014) is as under:-
Year | Total No. of PC Act cases registered | Total No. of persons arrested in PC Act cases | Total No. of persons convicted in PC Act cases |
2011 | 600 | 143 | 533 |
2012 | 703 | 132 | 163 |
2013 | 649 | 87 | 1136 |
2014 (upto 31.05.2014) | 268 | 9 | 407 |
The Government has taken following steps to strengthen Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to enable it to effectively carry out investigation and prosecution in corruption related cases:-
(i) Government has strengthened CBI by creation of 715 posts at various level/category since 2010.
(ii) Deputation of officers other than IPS has been ensured at the level of Superintendent of Police (SP) to Joint Director (JD) in CBI by amendment of Recruitment Rules thereby making the agency multidisciplinary.
(iii) CBI has been modernized through implementation of various plan schemes.
(iv) In order to facilitate speedy trial of cases investigated by CBI, the Government has sanctioned 92 additional special courts out of which 76 additional Special Courts have become operational.
(v) Besides, CBI endeavours through constant monitoring/supervision of its action to ensure that there is no delay in trial.
Dr. Jitendra Singh, Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions and Minister of State in the PMO, gave this information in Lok Sabha today in a written reply to a question by ShriMATI Rama Devi and Shri Chandrakant Khaire.
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