Report No. 35
Punjab High Court
Statement showing the cases in which DEATH sentence was imposed by the Sessions Judge and which came to the High Court during the period 1st January, 1957 to 31st December, 1962 (1-1-1957 to 31-12-1962)
Year |
No. of the Murder Reference |
No. of persons sentenced to death |
No. of persons whose death sentence was confirmed by the High Court |
No. of persons whose death sentence was modified by the High Court |
No. of persons acquitted by the High Court |
No. of persons in whose cases re-trial ordered |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
1957 |
96 |
112 |
28 |
35 |
49 |
.. |
1958 |
96 |
139 |
45 |
30 |
64 |
.. |
1959 |
74 |
97 |
41 |
26 |
30 |
.. |
1960 |
83 |
118 |
32 |
43 |
43 |
.. |
1961 |
99 |
138 |
55 |
31 |
51 |
1 |
1962 |
85 |
109 |
47 |
32 |
30 |
.. |