Report No. 35
Maharashtra
Statement showing the figures of murders for the State of Maharashtra for the 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 murder cases in which sentences of death were passed by the Sessions Court |
No. of murder cases in which sentences of imprisonment for life were passed by the sessions Judge |
No. of cases of murder acquitted or in which sentence reduced by High Court or Supreme Court |
No. of cases in which sentence of death commuted |
No. of cases of murder in which the sentence of death was executed |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
1954 |
1035 |
672 |
289 |
29 |
107 |
203 |
16 |
4 |
1955 |
1141 |
757 |
310 |
40 |
115 |
224 |
17 |
4 |
1956 |
1168 |
789 |
310 |
29 |
120 |
277 |
24 |
5 |
1957 |
1215 |
824 |
357 |
17 |
40 |
250 |
20 |
4 |
1958 |
1227 |
871 |
390 |
31 |
176 |
267 |
11 |
4 |
1959 |
1177 |
845 |
404 |
25 |
186 |
242 |
21 |
6 |
1960 |
1199 |
798 |
466 |
35 |
208 |
234 |
20 |
8 |
1961 |
1103 |
825 |
407 |
28 |
214 |
233 |
23 |
10 |
1962 |
1164 |
861 |
487 |
31 |
247 |
202 |
17 |
7 |
1963 |
1054 |
689 |
212 |
13 |
128 |
107 |
12 |
4 |
* From 1954 to 30-4-1960, the figures are for the former Bombay State.
Maharashtra
Statement showing figures of murders for two notoriously criminal Districts
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 murder cases in which sentences of death were passed by the Sessions Court |
No. of murder cases in which sentences of imprisonment for life were passed by the sessions Judge |
No. of cases of murder acquitted or in which sentence reduced by High Court or Supreme Court |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
Thana District |
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1954 |
80 |
55 |
11 |
.. |
2 |
43 |
1955 |
122 |
81 |
26 |
2 |
3 |
53 |
1956 |
101 |
71 |
21 |
1 |
4 |
69 |
1957 |
109 |
90 |
30 |
1 |
10 |
60 |
1958 |
102-I |
87 |
35 |
3 |
9 |
50 |
1959 |
93 |
75 |
33 |
1 |
17 |
42 |
1960 |
11 |
93 |
46 |
2 |
18 |
44 |
1961 |
88 |
77 |
39 |
3 |
20 |
38 |
1962 |
84 |
65 |
46 |
6 |
17 |
17 |
1963 |
59 |
49 |
10 |
1 |
3 |
12 |
Sholapur District |
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1954 |
67 |
47 |
18 |
.. |
6 |
22 |
1955 |
62 |
36 |
10 |
.. |
6 |
17 |
1956 |
75 |
45 |
17 |
1 |
12 |
16 |
1957 |
104 |
65 |
27 |
.. |
16 |
25 |
1958 |
82 |
64 |
25 |
2 |
17 |
28 |
1959 |
68 |
45 |
21 |
1 |
12 |
15 |
1960 |
84 |
67 |
27 |
.. |
17 |
21 |
1961 |
80 |
59 |
21 |
3 |
6 |
20 |
1962 |
86 |
67 |
26 |
2 |
18 |
28 |
1963 |
70 |
45 |
12 |
.. |
7 |
2 |
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