CHAPTER-6*

HUMAN TRAFFICKING
1994.
Human trafficking is a group of
crimes involving the exploitation of men, Reported Incidents of crime
women and children for financial gains (Incidence…5,096)
which is violation of fundamental human
rights. Victims are lured or abducted from A total of 5,096 incidents of
their homes and subsequently forced to crimes under various provisions of
work against their wishes through various
laws relating to human trafficking
means in houses or other establishments,
indulge in prostitution or subjected to
were reported in the country during
various types of indignities and even killed 2006 as compared to 6,402 during
or incapacitated for the purposes of 2005 recording a decrease of 20.4%
begging and trade in human organs. This during 2006. 6,925 cases relating to
Bureau is collecting data under the Human trafficking were reported
following heads of crime which are related during 2002 as compared to 5,850
to human trafficking. and 6,175 cases reported in 2003 and
IPC Crimes 2004 respectively.
(i) Procuration of minor girls (section
366-A IPC) Crime Rate
(ii) Importation of girls ((Sec. 366-B (Crime rate… 0.45)
IPC)
(referred in the past as ‘Eve-
The rate of crime has declined
Teasing')
from 0.57 during the year 2005 to
(iii) Selling of girls for prostitution
(Section-372 IPC) 0.45 during 2006.
(iv) Buying of girls for prostitution
(Section -373 IPC Trend Analysis
SLL Crimes
(i) Immoral Trafficking (Prevention) The crime head-wise details of
Act 1956 reported crimes during 2002 to 2006
(ii) Child Marriage Restraint Act, alongwith percentage variation are
1929. presented in Table-6*(A). The crime
under human trafficking has
decreased by 20.4 per cent over 2005
Cases under following and 26.6 per cent over 2002.
legislations also form part of offences
under human trafficking but NCRB is not
collecting data specifically relating to Importation of Girls (Sec. 366-B
these acts.
IPC)
(i) Bonded Labour (System)
Abolition Act 1976
(Incidence…67)
(ii) Juvenile Justice (Care and
Protection of Children) Act 2000 A decrease of 55.0% has
(iii) Child Labour (Prohibition and been observed in such cases as 67
Regulation) Act 1986 cases were reported during the year
(iv) Human Organ Transplant Act 2006 as compared to 149 cases in the
previous year (2005). Bihar (42) and
Orissa (12) have reported highest
number of such cases accounting for
62.7% and 17.9% respectively of total
such cases at the National level.
Procuration of Minor Girls
(Sec. 366A IPC)
(Incidence…231)
231 cases were reported in
the year 2006 as compared to 145
such cases in 2005, accounting for
59.3% increase over 2005. West
Bengal has reported 77 such cases
indicating a share of 33.3 percent at
national level followed by Andhra
Pradesh and Kerala (35 each). A
mixed trend was observed in these
cases during the last three years.
Details are given at Table 6*(C).
Selling of Girls for Prostitution
(Sec. 372 IPC)
(Incidence…123)
123 cases of ‘Selling of Girls
for Prostitution' were reported in the
country during 2006 against 50 such
cases in 2005, thereby indicating an
increase of 146 percent over 2005.
West Bengal has accounted for 92.7% (114
cases out of 123 cases) of the total cases of
‘Selling of Girls for Prostitution' reported in
the country.
Buying of girls for Prostitution
(Sec. 373 IPC)
(Incidence…35)
35 cases of 'Buying of Girls
for Prostitution' were reported in the
country during the year 2006. This
indicates a 25 percent increase in
the incidence over 2005 when 28
cases reported in the country.
Maharashtra has accounted for 65.7
percent (23 out of 35) cases reported
in the country in 2006.
Immoral Trafficking
(Prevention) Act 1956
(Incidence…4,541
Rate…0.4)
Cases under this Act have
registered an increase of 23.1 per
cent (4,541) during the year as
compared to the previous year
(5,908). 38.1% (1,732) of the total
cases reported in the country (4,541)
were reported from Tamil Nadu which
also had the highest crime rate of 2.6
under this head as compared to the
National average of 0.4.
Child Marriage Restraint Act,
1929
(Incidence…99
Rate… Negligible)
The cases reported under this
Act have declined by 18.9 per cent
over the previous year (122). Andhra
Pradesh (17), Maharashtra (15) and
Gujarat (12) have reported bulk cases
together accounting for 44.4 percent
of the total cases.
The proportion of Human
trafficking crimes committed towards
total IPC crimes have shown mixed
trend during last 5 years. Details may
be seen at Table -6*(B).
States/UTs wise cases
registered during 2006 are given at
Table 6* (C).
 Table-6*(A)

Crime Head-wise Incidence of various crimes under Human Trafficking during 2004-2006
and Percentage variation in 2006 over 2005

Year Percentage
variation in
Sl.No. Crime Head
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2006 over
2005

1. Procuration of Minor girls (Sec 366-A) 124 171 205 145 231 59.3

2. Importation of Girls (Sec. 366-B IPC) 76 46 89 149 67 -55.0

3. Selling of Girls for Prostitution (Sec 372 5 36 19 50 123 146.0

IPC)
4. 9 24 21 28 35 25.0
Buying of Girls for Prostitution (Sec 373
5. 6598 5510 5748 5908 4541 -23.1
IPC)
6. 113 63 93 122 99 -18.9
Immoral Trafficking (Prevention) Act 1956

Child Marriage Restraint Act 1929

Total 6925 5850 6175 6402 5096 -20.4

Table-6*(B)

Proportion of Crimes under Human Trafficking towards total IPC crimes

Cases under Human Percentage to total

Sl.No Year Total IPC Crimes
Trafficking IPC crimes

1 2002 17,80,330 6925 0.39

2 2003 17,16,120 5850 0.34

3 2004 18,32,015 6175 0.34

4 2005 18,22,602 6402 0.35

5 2006 18,78,293 5096 0.27

 Table 6*( C)
CASES REGISTERED UNDER HUMAN TRAFFICKING DURING 2006
SNO STATE/UT Buying Selling Procuration Importation Immoral Child Total
of Girls of Girls of Minor of Girls Trafficking Marriag
for for Girls Prevention e
Prostit Prostitut Act 1956 Restrai
ution ion nt Act
1929
1 ANDHRA PRADESH 5 6 35 0 657 17 720
2 ARUNACHAL PRADESH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 ASSAM 0 1 0 0 29 1 31
4 BIHAR 0 0 4 42 13 2 61
5 CHHATTISGARH 0 0 0 1 13 5 19
6 GOA 0 0 1 0 26 0 27
7 GUJARAT 0 0 9 0 78 12 99
8 HARYANA 0 0 0 0 85 7 92
9 HIMACHAL PRADESH 0 0 2 0 0 1 3
10 JAMMU & KASHMIR 0 0 0 0 5 0 5
11 JHARKHAND 0 0 26 5 11 0 42
12 KARNATAKA 0 0 2 0 786 6 794
13 KERALA 0 0 35 0 189 1 225
14 MADHYA PRADESH 0 0 6 0 12 4 22
15 MAHARASHTRA 23 1 15 1 378 15 433
16 MANIPUR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 MEGHALAYA 0 0 3 0 1 2 6
18 MIZORAM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 NAGALAND 0 0 0 0 9 0 9
20 ORISSA 0 0 0 12 44 3 59
21 PUNJAB 0 1 0 2 67 9 79
22 RAJASTHAN 2 0 1 3 143 1 150
23 SIKKIM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 TAMIL NADU 0 0 1 0 1732 6 1739
25 TRIPURA 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
26 UTTAR PRADESH 0 0 0 0 70 0 70
27 UTTARANCHAL 0 0 13 0 3 0 16
28 WEST BENGAL 4 114 77 1 66 6 268
TOTAL (STATES) 34 123 230 67 4417 99 4970
29 A&N ISLANDS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 CHANDIGARH 0 0 0 0 3 0 3
31 D&N HAVELI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 DAMAN & DIU 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
33 DELHI 1 0 1 0 112 0 114
34 LAKSHADWEEP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 PONDICHERRY 0 0 0 0 8 0 8
TOTAL (UTS) 1 0 1 0 124 0 126
TOTAL (ALL-INDIA) 35 123 231 67 4541 99 5096