Cases Registered under Dowry Prohibition Act during 2014

The number of cases registered under Dowry Prohibition Act 1961 in India was 10050 during the year 2014. The top 10 states in terms of the number of cases registered under Dowry Prohibition Act were: Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, Jharkhand, Odisha, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh and Uttarakhand during the year 2014.

The number of cases registered under Dowry Prohibition Act in Bihar was 2203 during the year 2014. It accounted for 21.92% of the number of cases registered under Dowry Prohibition Act in India during the year 2014. The number of cases registered under Dowry Prohibition Act in Uttar Pradesh was 2133 during the year 2014. It accounted for 21.22% of the number of cases registered under Dowry Prohibition Act in India during the year 2014. The number of cases registered under Dowry Prohibition Act in Karnataka was 1730 during the year 2014. It accounted for 17.21% of the number of cases registered under Dowry Prohibition Act in India during the year 2014.

The number of cases registered under Dowry Prohibition Act in Jharkhand was 1538 during the year 2014. It accounted for 15.3% of the number of cases registered under Dowry Prohibition Act in India during the year 2014. The number of cases registered under Dowry Prohibition Act in Odisha was 646 during the year 2014. It accounted for 6.43% of the number of cases registered under Dowry Prohibition Act in India during the year 2014.

These top 5 states accounted for 82.08% of the number of cases registered under Dowry Prohibition Act in India as a whole during the year 2014.

The number of cases registered under Dowry Prohibition Act in Telangana was 563 (5.6% of All India) during the year 2014. The number of cases registered under Dowry Prohibition Act in Andhra Pradesh was 468 (4.66% of All India) during the year 2014.The number of cases registered under Dowry Prohibition Act in Tamil Nadu was 292 (2.91% of All India) during the year 2014. The number of cases registered under Dowry Prohibition Act in Madhya Pradesh was 113 (1.12% of All India) during the year 2014. The number of cases registered under Dowry Prohibition Act in Uttarakhand was 104 (1.03% of All India) during the year 2014.

The above mentioned 10 states accounted for 97.4% of the number of cases registered under Dowry Prohibition Act in India as a whole during the year 2014.

Note: Figures are in number; Source: Crime in India 2014, National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB).

Resource Title: Cases registered under Special and Local Laws (SLL) crimes during 2014

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