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Rape Cases See A Surge After Nirbhaya (opens the original)
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The pendency of rape cases in courts rose from 83 per cent in 2013 to 89 per cent in 2024, while the conviction rate fell from 27 per cent to 23 per cent in the same period. A recent case of rape of a minor girl inside a moving bus in Delhi has revived the horrors of the 2012 Nirbhaya case. Reporting of cases of sexual crimes has risen over the past decade. Between 1971 and 2025, India reported 927,805 rape cases, with 47.2 per cent of them recorded between 2013 and 2025. The sudden increase in
What's Behind 70% Of SIR Exclusions? (opens the original)
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The prominence of migration highlights a longstanding problem for India's electoral system. Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls has excluded 14 per cent of registered electors from the draft rolls, with migration or voter absence accounting for 70 per cent of the exclusions. Across three phases conducted between June 2025 and August 2026, 134 million electors were excluded across 30 states and Union Territories. Northern states contributed the largest share of deletions, while wo
India Has 15 Judges Per Million People (opens the original)
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It highlights a profound shortage that marginal additions cannot easily resolve. The Lok Sabha recently passed the Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Bill, raising the sanctioned strength of apex court judges from 33 to 37 (excluding Chief Justice of India) to address mounting backlogs. While this offers immediate relief, long-term structural issues persist. Data reveals that although the total number of judges across all court tiers increased from 20,573 in 2019 to 21,841 in 2025, judic
Can Fast-Track Courts Handle Paper Leak Cases? (opens the original)
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As of December 2025, India had 880 Fast-Track Courts with 1.39 million pending cases, despite disposing of 1.33 million cases during the year. Amid continued protests over paper leaks, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that the government would establish fast-track courts to ensure swift and stringent punishment for those involved. Here is a look at the state of fast-track courts (FTCs) and fast-track special courts (FTSCs) in India, where case backlogs remain high despite significant dispo
What Numbers Reveal About Murder Motives In India (opens the original)
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Homicides declined during 2015-2024 compared to the previous decade, but those motivated by love and extramarital affairs did not. A case involving Sia Goyal, accused of murdering her fiance Ketan Agarwal, has captured public attention. While this incident has dominated headlines, National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data reveals shifting dynamics in murder motives in India over the past five decades. Homicides declined during 2015-2024 compared to the previous decade, but those motivated by lov
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