Report No. 35
Madras
Statement showing particuars regarding cases of Murders in Madras State]
Sl. No. |
Heads |
1954 |
1955 |
1956 |
1957 |
1958 |
1959 |
1960 |
1961 |
1962 |
1963 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
1. |
Number of murders reported to the police |
689 |
734 |
734 |
721 |
736 |
757 |
710 |
734 |
677 |
665 |
2. |
No. of cases of murder prosecuted |
520 |
631 |
545 |
554 |
604 |
617 |
588 |
626 |
578 |
560 |
3. |
Number of cases of murder convicted in Sessions Court |
290 |
334 |
329 |
336 |
355 |
362 |
370 |
435 |
373 |
287 |
4. |
No. of murder cases in which sentences of death were passed by the Sessions Court |
73 |
104 |
117 |
110 |
115 |
119 |
107 |
130 |
106 |
90 |
5. |
No. of murder cases in which sentences of imprisonment for life were passed by the Sessions Judge |
112 |
134 |
115 |
144 |
150 |
143 |
145 |
174 |
163 |
98 |
6. |
No. of cases of murder acquitted or in which sentences reduced by High Court or Supreme Court |
188 |
184 |
189 |
166 |
176 |
162 |
181 |
196 |
172 |
102 |
7. |
No. of cases in which sentences of death commuted |
16 |
30 |
24 |
34 |
29 |
36 |
37 |
32 |
34 |
29 |
8. |
Net number of cases of murder in which the sentence of death was executed |
44 |
53 |
56 |
50 |
59 |
71 |
45 |
51 |
33 |
23 |
Madras
Salem District
Capital Punishment-Particulars regarding cases of murder for ten years for Salem District (Madras)
Sl. No. |
Heads |
1954 |
1955 |
1956 |
1957 |
1958 |
1959 |
1960 |
1961 |
1962 |
1963 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
1. |
Number of murders reported to the police |
98 |
104 |
116 |
111 |
111 |
96 |
127 |
115 |
100 |
95 |
2. |
No. of cases of murder prosecuted |
88 |
85 |
80 |
84 |
81 |
76 |
98 |
91 |
84 |
84 |
3. |
Number of cases of murder convicted in Sessions Court |
59 |
44 |
56 |
62 |
48 |
50 |
53 |
51 |
53 |
53 |
4. |
No. of murder cases in which sentences of death were passed by the Sessions Court |
17 |
16 |
24 |
14 |
24 |
28 |
26 |
24 |
22 |
19 |
5. |
No. of murder cases in which sentences of imprisonment for life were passed by the Sessions Judge |
27 |
18 |
13 |
15 |
13 |
7 |
13 |
16 |
23 |
17 |
6. |
No. of cases of murder acquitted or in which sentences reduced by High Court or Supreme Court |
22 |
33 |
21 |
20 |
20 |
23 |
22 |
26 |
20 |
14 |
7. |
No. of cases in which sentences of death commuted |
4 |
6 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
10 |
6 |
7 |
6 |
8. |
Net number of cases of murder in which the sentence of death was executed |
14 |
13 |
14 |
8 |
15 |
17 |
15 |
8 |
7 |
6 |
Madras
Coimbatore District
Capital Punishment-Particulars regarding cases of murder for ten years
Sl. No. |
Heads |
1954 |
1955 |
1956 |
1957 |
1958 |
1959 |
1960 |
1961 |
1962 |
1963 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
1. |
Number of murders reported to the police |
122 |
117 |
133 |
177 |
120 |
118 |
111 |
108 |
122 |
99 |
2. |
No. of cases of murder prosecuted |
73 |
105 |
95 |
75 |
99 |
98 |
91 |
87 |
102 |
60 |
3. |
Number of cases of murder convicted in Sessions Court |
46 |
68 |
51 |
43 |
62 |
51 |
62 |
63 |
65 |
30 |
4. |
No. of murder cases in which sentences of death were passed by the Sessions Court |
14 |
26 |
26 |
18 |
23 |
13 |
17 |
16 |
19 |
9 |
5. |
No. of murder cases in which sentences of imprisonment for life were passed by the Sessions Judge |
27 |
35 |
18 |
25 |
23 |
13 |
20 |
18 |
19 |
9 |
6. |
No. of cases of murder acquitted or in which sentences reduced by High Court or Supreme Court |
33 |
32 |
25 |
18 |
25 |
22 |
28 |
32 |
21 |
10 |
7. |
No. of cases in which sentences of death commuted |
7 |
13 |
6 |
7 |
6 |
8 |
112 |
6 |
9 |
8 |
8. |
Net number of cases of murder in which the sentence of death was executed |
10 |
11 |
13 |
14 |
11 |
14 |
14 |
9 |
8 |
7 |