State, District wise Pending Criminal Cases with recorded Delay Reason by Year of Institution in District Courts
This dataset provides the count of pending criminal cases in the district courts of respective state, categorized by the year in which the case was instituted. It includes only those cases that are more than two years old and have been tagged with a recorded reason for delay, as per the Supreme Court’s directive.
State, District wise Pending Criminal Cases with recorded Delay Reason by Year of Institution in District Courts
This dataset provides the count of pending criminal cases in the district courts of respective state, categorized by the year in which the case was instituted. It includes only those cases that are more than two years old and have been tagged with a recorded reason for delay, as per the Supreme Court’s directive.
The date on which the pending cases data was extracted or last updated from the source.
instituted_year
Float64
68
121456
The calendar year in which the cases were originally instituted (filed) in court.
state
String
36
121456
The Indian state or union territory to which the pending cases data pertains.
district_as_per_source
String
713
121456
Name of the district as reported in the original data source.
district_as_per_lgd
String
695
120381
District name standardized according to the Local Government Directory (LGD).
district_lgd_code
Float64
689
120119
Unique numeric code assigned to the district in the Local Government Directory (LGD).
cases_pending
Float64
8784
121456
The number of cases pending for the given state, district, and instituted year.
unit
String
1
121456
The unit of measurement for the cases pending figure.
note
String
1
0
Optional remarks or clarifications accompanying the record.
Citation
Ministry of Law and Justice. (2026). State, District wise Pending Criminal Cases with recorded Delay Reason by Year of Institution in District Courts [Data set]. Dataful. https://dataful.in/datasets/21285
