NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION Cases Disposed of by NHRC During 2016-2017 2.33 At the end of the reporting period, i.e. on 31 March 2017, the total number of cases pending with the Commission was 32,085. These covered 2,537 cases awaiting preliminary consideration and 29,548 cases pending either for want of reports from the authorities concerned or the reports received being pending for consideration by the Commission (Annexure-3). CIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTS Preventing Custodial Violence 2.34 The NHRC received 1,616 intimations concerning death in judicial custody1, and 146 intimations of death/rape in police custody during the year 2016-17. An intimation of death in para-military/defence forces custody was also reported during the review period. It disposed of 2,194 cases of custodial death. Out of these 2,194 cases, 1,974 cases relate to death in judicial custody, 220 cases of death/rape in police custody and one case of death in the custody of paramilitary forces. These figures contain cases of previous years as well. The Graph, in the next page gives the details. 1 In the Annual Report, judicial custody means persons in jails as per the orders of the court. 16 ANNUAL REPORT 2016-2017