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Primary Research Indicators for the data platform

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Primary Research Component

Codebook

Code Meaning
N National
S State
D District
Y Yearly

Evaluated from case-metadata*

  • How many cases registered between the period 27/10/2009 to 15/2/2020 include a charge under S.66A of the IT Act? [N | S | D | Y]
  • Of the cases registered between the period 27/10/2009 to 15/2/2020, which include a charge under S.66A, how many cases are currently pending? [N | S | D | Y]
    • Cases that were registered before 2015 and are still pending
    • Cases that were registered after 2015 and are pending
  • Of the cases registered between the period 27/10/2009 to 15/2/2020, which include a charge under S.66A, how many cases have been disposed to date? [N | S | D | Y]
    • Total disposed cases
    • Percentage of Cases that were registered before 2015 and disposed
    • Percentage of Cases that were registered after 2015 and disposed
  • What other provisions of law are usually clubbed with a charge under S.66A? [N | S | D]

Indicators with restricted coverage+

Of the cases, including a charge under S.66A, which have been disposed after 24/03/2015 (from 25/03/2015)

  • In how many cases were charges under S.66A dismissed taking into account the decision of the SC in Shreya Singhal v UOI? [N | S | D]
  • In how many cases were the accused acquitted of charges under S.66A, based on the merits of the case? [N | S | D]
  • In how many cases were the accused convicted of charges under S.66A, based on the merits of the case? [N | S | D]
  • Volume of ambiguous cases

Note:

  • Case status (Pending/Disposed) values reflect the status of a case on the date of data collection. Data collection exercise was started and completed in 05/2020.
  • The coverage depends on the availability of Judgements in a specific case. All such indicators can only be evaluated by reading the judgements. There are no alternate data sources available, if a judgement is not available for a disposed case.

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