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High conviction rate in crime against women in Meghalaya

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NEW DELHI: Meghalaya has a good conviction rate when it comes to crime against women, but it cannot be any indicator of speedy disposal of justice or low crime rates, considering the small size of the hill state and its matrilineal society.
According to the latest National Crimes Records Bureau (NCRB) data, Meghalaya has a conviction rate of 57.3 per cent. In the North East region, Mizoram leads with 88.3 per cent conviction rate while Manipur has 58.0 per cent.
The figures have gained more prominence in wake of the Hathras murder case in Uttar Pradesh (UP).
The Union Territory of Puducherry has a 100 per cent conviction rate and has witnessed nine convictions, according to the latest data.
UP has 55.2 per cent conviction rate when it comes to crime against women.
The NCRB 2019 data defines the conviction rate as the ratio of the number of convictions carried out by courts in the state and the number of cases where trials were concluded.
NCRB provides a breakdown of conviction in cases from previous years and in 2019 separately before arriving at the total.
The breakdown is also provided of the cases going to trial.

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