Ameya Bokil

The e-courts database has become an important repository of India's judicial data, and has opened up possibilities of deep empirical research. We describe the dataset, explore what can be done using the data, and note the problems with the data that pose barriers to its wider use.

India has one of the world's largest prison populations, but a low incarceration rate. However, the vast majority of its prison population has not yet been convicted of a crime.

There are 54 million cases pending before India's judiciary, and every year more cases are filed than disposed of. We look at what types of cases are awaiting disposal, where most are pending, and what's keeping them there.

India has seen a decline in murder rates since the 1990s. This fall is seen across Indian states, but is driven by a decline in the number of male victims of murder.

We analyse ten years of case records - over 43 million in all - from all of India's subordinate courts to provide a unique picture of the most commonly invoked civil and criminal laws in India.