Of the cases chargesheeted by the police under “Offences against state” in 2021, 49% had taken more than a year to file a chargesheet. This is the highest such share among major cognisable IPC crimes. In general, thefts, burglary, frauds and bank related crimes recorded relatively poorer chargesheeting rate in 2021. On the other hand, cases related to causing hurt, riots, assault on women and murder had relatively better chargesheeting rates. Among States, in general, the northeastern States had the lowest rates while the Southern States were better of.
Chargesheeting rate
The chart plots the police chargesheeting rate of IPC crimes against the number of cases disposed off by police. Chargesheeting rate refers to cases chargesheeted as % of total cases disposed off. For instance, over 5.7 lakh cases of theft were disposed off in 2021 but the chargesheeting rate was 28%.
