2021 saw 21% jump in prisoners on death row to 488

The number of prisoners on death row across India has soared by more than a fifth to 488 from 404 in 2020 – which is also the highest it has been since 2004 when 563 faced capital punishment. ‘Death Penalty in India: Annual Statistics Report 2021’ attributes the almost 21% spike to trial courts handing down more capital sentences than before the pandemic, coupled with higher courts pronouncing on far fewer appeals because of their limited functioning.

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