Report No. 35
Capital Punishment
Statement for the Period from.-1-1957 to 31-12-1962
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Number of cases received, for consideration of the High Court under section 374, I.P.C. punishable with death |
Number of persons involved in the cases in column No. 2 |
Of Column No. 2 total number of cases disposed of |
Of Column No. 4 number of cases in which |
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death sentence was confirmed |
death sentence was modified |
death sentence was reversed (i.e acquitted) |
Retiral was ordered |
disposed of the death accused |
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1957 |
151 |
165 |
113 |
60 |
29 |
24 |
.. |
.. |
1958 |
149 |
174 |
127 |
57 |
59 |
11 |
.. |
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1959 |
172 |
198 |
140 |
73 |
46 |
20 |
.. |
1 |
1960 |
149 |
172 |
119 |
62 |
43 |
13 |
1 |
.. |
1961 |
154 |
173 |
106 |
46 |
43 |
14 |
.. |
.. |
1962 |
175 |
236 |
128 |
49 |
48 |
31 |
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