NCRB - Prisoner Releases and Transfers: Year and State wise Status of Undertrial Inmates under Section 436A of CrPC (Maximum Period of Detention for Undertrials)

This dataset tracks the year and state wise implementation of Section 436A of the CrPC, which limits the detention of undertrials to half of their potential maximum sentence. It records the number of inmates eligible for premature release under this law versus those actually released.

Rows: 2072
Columns: 7
Time period: 2016 to 2024
Last Updated: 06 July 2026

year	state	category	gender	value	unit
2023	All India	Number of Inmates eligible for pre-mature release under Section 436A	Total	1384	value in absolute number
2023	Punjab	Number of Inmates eligible for pre-mature release under Section 436A	Transgender	0	value in absolute number
2023	Sikkim	Number of Inmates eligible for pre-mature release under Section 436A	Transgender	0	value in absolute number
2023	Tamil Nadu	Number of Inmates eligible for pre-mature release under Section 436A	Transgender	0	value in absolute number
2023	Telangana	Number of Inmates eligible for pre-mature release under Section 436A	Transgender	0	value in absolute number
2023	Tripura	Number of Inmates eligible for pre-mature release under Section 436A	Transgender	0	value in absolute number
2023	Uttar Pradesh	Number of Inmates eligible for pre-mature release under Section 436A	Transgender	0	value in absolute number
2023	Uttarakhand	Number of Inmates eligible for pre-mature release under Section 436A	Transgender	0	value in absolute number
2023	West Bengal	Number of Inmates eligible for pre-mature release under Section 436A	Transgender	0	value in absolute number
2023	Andaman and Nicobar Islands	Number of Inmates eligible for pre-mature release under Section 436A	Transgender	0	value in absolute number

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Column metadata
Column	Type	Distinct	Count	Description
year	Int64	8	2072	The calendar year to which the inmate statistics pertain.
state	String	39	2072	The Indian state or union territory the record refers to, with 'All India' denoting the national-level aggregate.
category	String	2	2072	The measured indicator, identifying the record as the count of inmates eligible for pre-mature release under Section 436A.
gender	String	4	2072	The gender group the inmate count refers to, such as male, female, transgender, or a combined total.
value	Float64	137	2072	The number of inmates eligible for pre-mature release under Section 436A for the given year, state, and gender group.
unit	String	1	2072	The unit of measurement for the value, expressed as an absolute number of inmates.
note	String	1	0	Optional remarks or footnotes providing additional context for the record.

NCRB - Prisoner Releases and Transfers: Year and State wise Status of Undertrial Inmates under Section 436A of CrPC (Maximum Period of Detention for Undertrials)

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NCRB - Prisoner Releases and Transfers: Year and State wise Status of Undertrial Inmates under Section 436A of CrPC (Maximum Period of Detention for Undertrials)

Rows: 2072
Columns: 7
Time period: 2016 to 2024
Last Updated: 06 July 2026

year	state	category	gender	value	unit
2023	All India	Number of Inmates eligible for pre-mature release under Section 436A	Total	1384	value in absolute number
2023	Punjab	Number of Inmates eligible for pre-mature release under Section 436A	Transgender	0	value in absolute number
2023	Sikkim	Number of Inmates eligible for pre-mature release under Section 436A	Transgender	0	value in absolute number
2023	Tamil Nadu	Number of Inmates eligible for pre-mature release under Section 436A	Transgender	0	value in absolute number
2023	Telangana	Number of Inmates eligible for pre-mature release under Section 436A	Transgender	0	value in absolute number
2023	Tripura	Number of Inmates eligible for pre-mature release under Section 436A	Transgender	0	value in absolute number
2023	Uttar Pradesh	Number of Inmates eligible for pre-mature release under Section 436A	Transgender	0	value in absolute number
2023	Uttarakhand	Number of Inmates eligible for pre-mature release under Section 436A	Transgender	0	value in absolute number
2023	West Bengal	Number of Inmates eligible for pre-mature release under Section 436A	Transgender	0	value in absolute number
2023	Andaman and Nicobar Islands	Number of Inmates eligible for pre-mature release under Section 436A	Transgender	0	value in absolute number

Sample from the dataset, for your reference.

Column metadata
Column	Type	Distinct	Count	Description
year	Int64	8	2072	The calendar year to which the inmate statistics pertain.
state	String	39	2072	The Indian state or union territory the record refers to, with 'All India' denoting the national-level aggregate.
category	String	2	2072	The measured indicator, identifying the record as the count of inmates eligible for pre-mature release under Section 436A.
gender	String	4	2072	The gender group the inmate count refers to, such as male, female, transgender, or a combined total.
value	Float64	137	2072	The number of inmates eligible for pre-mature release under Section 436A for the given year, state, and gender group.
unit	String	1	2072	The unit of measurement for the value, expressed as an absolute number of inmates.
note	String	1	0	Optional remarks or footnotes providing additional context for the record.

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