UP Police tops in country for highest disposal of cases on prosecution portal.

U.P. has emerged as the state with the highest conviction rate in cases of crime against women, with a conviction rate of 59.1% in 2021, compared to a national average of 26.5%. The state has also improved consistently in ensuring conviction. In cases of rape, conviction was achieved in 671 cases in 2022 as compared to 177 in 2020

1. The Uttar Pradesh Police has bagged the first position for the second consecutive year for making the highest entries related to prosecution under the Inter-operable Criminal Justice System (ICJS) in the country. The portal, managed by the central government under the Digital India Mission, ensures communication between the police department and the prosecution directorate under the Inter-operable Criminal Justice System.
2. The state also recorded the highest number of case entries on the portal across the country, according to official data.
3. According to figures available till February, U.P. has 1,11,86,030 cases entered on the portal, followed by Madhya Pradesh with 29,31,335 cases, Bihar 11,89,288 cases, Gujarat 5,16,310 and Chhattisgarh 4,71,265 cases.
4. The e-Prosecution Portal comes into play once police file a chargesheet in a case. Once the details of the case are uploaded, sending summons to the production of witnesses is monitored through the platform.
5. Using the portal, officials ensure that witnesses are informed about their day of appearance in court, government advocates, and others involved are provided with relevant information in advance, allowing the prosecution to prepare a strong case to ensure conviction.