Question : REPORT ON DEATH SENTENCES

(a) whether the Government has prepared any report on the death sentences imposed on persons for various offences committed by them; and

(b) if so, the details of such death sentences imposed during 1999-2002 and thereafter till date, State-wise?

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI S. REGUPATHY )

(a)&(b): A statement containing State/UT wise details of persons sentenced to death during 1999 to 2003 is annexed. Similar information thereafter till date is not available.

Annexure in reply to Lok Sabha USQ No. 5660 for 3-5-2005

NUMBER OF PERSONS SENTENCED TO DEATH DURING 1999 TO 2003

SL.NO.	STATE/UT	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003
1 ANDHRA PRADESH - - 1 3 1
2 ARUNACHAL PRADESH - - - - -
3 ASSAM - 1 3 1 1
4 BIHAR 13 18 13 20 25
5 CHHATTISGARH # NA 1 5 2
6 GOA - - - 0 0
7 GUJARAT 1 5 3 0 5
8 HARYANA 3 5 8 2 3
9 HIMACHAL PRADESH - - - 0 0
10 JAMMU & KASHMIR - - 4 0 0
11 JHARKHAND # NA - 4 NA
12 KARNATAKA - - - 0 0
13 KERALA - - 2 0 11
14 MADHYA PRADESH NA 15 4 4 4
15 MAHARASHTRA - 10 7 13 14
16 MANIPUR - - - 1 1
17 MEGHALAYA - - - 0 0
18 MIZORAM - - - 0 0
19 NAGALAND - - - 0 0
20 ORISSA 1 6 5 0 0
21 PUNJAB 6 7 11 0 0
22 RAJASTHAN 13 NA 1 0 11
23 SIKKIM - - - 0 0
24 TAMIL NADU 8 15 16 24 22
25 TRIPURA - - - 0 0
26 UTTAR PRADESH NA NA 19 34 35
27 UTTARANCHAL # NA - 0 2
28 WEST BENGAL NA NA 6 3 0
TOTAL(STATES) 45 82 104 114 137
29 A & N ISLANDS - 1 NA 0 0
30 CHANDIGARH - - - 0 0
31 D & N HAVELI - - - 0 0
32 DAMAN & DIU - - - 4 0
33 DELHI 1 3 2 8 5
34 LAKSHADWEEP - - - 0 0
35 PONDICHERRY - 1 - 0 0
TOTAL(UTS) 1 5 2 12 5
TOTAL(ALL-INDIA) 46 87 106 126 142
SOURCE : PRISON STATISTICS-1999 TO 2003
NOTE :
1.	NA	=	stands for DATA NOT AVAILABLE
2.	-	=	Stands for Nil.
3.	#	=	States created in the year 2000
4.	Figures for the year 2003 are provisional
No jails in the state of Arunachal Pradesh