Report No. 35
Andamans
Particulars regarding murder cases during last ten years
Year |
No. of murders reported to the police. |
No. of cases of murder prosecuted |
No. of cases of murder convicted in Sessions Court |
No. of |
No. of |
No. of cases of murder acquited or |
No. of |
Net number of |
Remarks in |
(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(4) |
(5) |
(6) |
(7) |
(8) |
(9) |
(10) |
1953 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
(1) Convicted and sentenced to 6 months' R.I. On 18-6-1953. |
(2) Convicted and sentenced to 10 years' R.I. on 31st Dec. 1953. | |||||||||
(3) (a) Convicted and sentenced, to 5 years' R.I. On 14-11-1953. | |||||||||
(b) Convicted and sentenced to 7 years' R.I. On 14-11-1953. | |||||||||
(4) Accused not known | |||||||||
1954 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
Nil |
1 |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
(1) Convicted and sentenced to 9 years' R.I. and also to pay a fine of Rs. 500 payable to heirs of the deceased in default to suffer R.I. for a further period of one year more on 14-9-1954. |
(2) Convicted and sentenced to transportation for life on.-6-1954. | |||||||||
(3) One case was not committed to Sessions Court. | |||||||||
(4) Accused not known. | |||||||||
1955 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
1 |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
(1) Convicted and sentenced to 5 years' R.I. and one years R.I. under two different sections of I.P.C. On 23-6-1955. Sentences to run concurrently. |
(2) Case was dropped and filed as the sole accused died on 23-9-1955. | |||||||||
(3) Convicted and sentenced to death on.-12-1956. Pending in High Court. | |||||||||
(4) Convicted and sentenced to 6 months' R.I. On 18-4-1956. | |||||||||
(5) Convicted and sentenced to 7 years' R.I. and I year's R.I. under two different sections of I.P.C. Sentences to run concurrently. | |||||||||
1956 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
2 |
(1) All the accused acquitted on 22-5-1957. |
(2) Accused not known. | |||||||||
(3) Convicted and sentenced to death on.-10-1956. Sentence of death executed on 20-12-57. | |||||||||
(4) Convicted and sentenced to 5 years R.I on.-3-1956. | |||||||||
(5) Convicted and sentenced to death on 13-8-1957. Sentence of death executed on.-11-1958. | |||||||||
1957 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
(1) Accused acquitted on.-8-1958. |
(2) (a) Convicted and sentenced to 10 years' R.I. On.-5-1958. | |||||||||
(b) Convicted and sentenced to 10 years' R.I. On.-5-1958. | |||||||||
(c) Convicted and sentenced to 5 years' R.I. On.-5-1958. | |||||||||
(d) Acquited on.-5-1958. | |||||||||
(e) Do. | |||||||||
(3) One case was not committed to Sessions Court. | |||||||||
1958 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
(1) One case was not committed to Sessions Court. |
(2) Accused acquitted on 25-7-1959. | |||||||||
(3) Convicted and sentenced to 2 years' R.I. On 10-9-1958. | |||||||||
(4) Convicted and sentenced to 1 year's R.I. and to pay a fine of Rs.200 in default further 3 months' R.I. on 19-5-1959. | |||||||||
1959 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
(1) Convicted and sentenced to death on 12-9-1959. Sentence of death reduced to imprisonment for life by High Court on 25-3-1960. |
(2) (a) Convicted and sentenced to 4 years' R.I. On.-6-1960. | |||||||||
(b) (1) and (3) acquitted on.-6-1960. | |||||||||
(c) The accused was not committed to Sessions Court. | |||||||||
(3) Accused not known | |||||||||
1960 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
(1) Convicted and sentenced to 1 year's R.I. and to pay a fine of Rs. 100 in default further R.I. of 3 months on10-10-1960. |
1961 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
Nil |
Nil |
1 |
Nil |
(1) Not committed to Session Court. |
(2) Convicted and sentenced to death on 30-9-1961. Sentence of death reduced to imprisonment for life by High Court on.-1-1963. | |||||||||
(3) Convicted and sentenced to 2 years' R.I. and also to death under three different sections of I.P.C. On 21-3-1963. Sentences set aside by High Court and case directed to be retired. | |||||||||
1962 |
10 |
10 |
8 |
3 |
2 |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
(1) Convicted and sentenced to death on 18-7-1963. Sentence confirmed by High Court on 20-3-1964. |
(2) Convicted and sentenced to R.I. for life on 18-3-1964. | |||||||||
(3) Pending in Sessions Court | |||||||||
(4) Convicted and sentenced to death on 17-8-963.Pending in High Court. | |||||||||
(5) Convicted and sentenced to 6 months' R.I. And 3 months R.I. under two different sections of I.P.C. On 28-10-1963. Sentences to run concurrently. | |||||||||
(6) Convicted and sentenced to 4 years' R.I. On 17-4-69. | |||||||||
(7) (1) and (2) convicted and sentenced to 7 years' R.I. each on 29-6-1963. | |||||||||
(8) Convicted and sentenced to death on 15-4-1963. Pending in High Court. | |||||||||
(9) Convicted and sentenced to imprisonment for life on 23-1-1963. | |||||||||
(10) Accused persons acquitted on 29-2-1964. |