'REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY FOR THE YEAR 1902-1903' [‎26v] (46/106)

BOMBAY ADMINISTRATION REPORT.
[1902-1903
Property stolen and
recovered. •
Establishment.
Conduct.
Cognizable crime.
Non-cognizable crime.
Stolen property.
Criminal Identifica
tion Department.
Arm s and explosives.
Pilgrims and mendi
cants.
more important heads of crime, it may be mentioned that out of 350 real cases of murder and
cognate offences for disposal, 331 were brought to trial and convictions were obtained in 56 per
cent, as against 55 in the previous year. Under dacoity, with fewer cases to deal with, the
Police have been distinctly more successful, the average percentage of convictions to cases tried
in the whole Presidency The name given to each of the three divisions of the territory of the East India Company, and later the British Raj, on the Indian subcontinent. having improved from 58 to 77 percent Under robberies, the average
percentage of convictions to cases tried in the whole Presidencv r lias improved from 63 to 73 j n
1902. The improvement is general except for a small falling off from 75 to 71 percent, on
Railways. Under burglaries there were altogether 5,629 real cases for disposal, of which 1,877
only came to trial, 1,533 ending in conviction, giving a percentage of 81 as against 78 in the
previous year. Under receiving stolen property the average percentage of convictions stands at
74*40, which is about the same as in 1901. Under thefts, it has remained stationary at 82.
14. The total value of property stolen in cognizable cases amounted to Rs. 18,64 145 as
against Rs. 17,53,358 in the previous year, showing a net increase of Rs. 1,10,787. Total
recoveries in the whole Presidency The name given to each of the three divisions of the territory of the East India Company, and later the British Raj, on the Indian subcontinent. amounted to Rs. 6,14,902 or nearly 33 per cent, as against
35 in the previous year. The amount of property stolen in connection with non-coa*nizable
crime was valued at Rs. 50,912 as against Rs. 24,239 in the preceding year. Recoveries
amounted to Rs. 24,922, giving a percentage of 48 against 47 in the previous year.
II.— Rural Police.
The Village Police is an unorganised force, which is capable of rendering useful assistance
upon occasion to the District Police.
Rewards were granted for good work in 155 cases as against 143 in the previous year
whde the number of punishments for failing to give assistance fell from 297 to 195 in Sind
there is no Village Police.
III. — Additional Police.
. A tot ^ 1 additional Police force of 72 constables and 16 Head Constables was imposed cpnn
various villages in Sind for the year 1902. In the presidency The name given to each of the three divisions of the territory of the East India Company, and later the British Raj, on the Indian subcontinent. proper a small force of 4
constables was stationed m the village of Bochasan in the Dorsad Taluka of Kaira.
IV. —Bombay City Police.
stren ^ t ^ 1 and distribution of the force remained unaltered with the exception of an
addition of 5 men sanctioned from 1st April 1902. ptiuuur an
as a-Iinsfqa^lqtU 1 '° 1 U ere i 11 . flioted 011 officers and men during the year
31 Cognizable offences including 45 pending from 1901, increased from 23,571 in 1901 to
1 f le mGre!ise of was due to offences under the local acts. The percentage of
imnhw n ^° 1 ^ ce co g mza ble cases rose from 88*7 to 92*4. During the year 29,685 persons were
93^n fb 6 la ^ " Ce cases > ^ whom 28,006 were convicted, giving a percentage of 94 as against
cen wer?. r0V1OU f r r * There w r 5 ' 468 direct cases before Magistrates"of which 90*4 per
cent, were convicted as against 88*3 in 1901. * * pei
imnrovem'fnT"^ CaS f reaehec [ a tota | o£ 8 ’ 694 with a conviction percentage of 44,—an
lOq-ifr 1 percent, over the previous year’s figures. In connection with these cases
10,915 persons were concerned, of whom. 4,129 were convicted.
Rs 2 82 TTi Va l ue P ro P er ty alleged to have been stolen fell from Rs. 3,61,451 to
Ks. 2,82,/5o. Ihe percentage of recoveries was 59 as against 42 in 1901.
against 4345n D i!ioi. ment re ° eiVed 2,638 refel ' 9nces for identification and traced 413 of them as
decrease bemt Srtothe^ UU" dw ' ing tke year,-23S lees than in 1901, the
Police Commissioner ^and^his^nhorrl 81111 '! 1 e '° aS vf ac ®' deut . al dea tiis being handed over to the
r ss,, zzL'i*
the pLous ^ With
port and il poUTct sfmcSw ° f T* M1 fr ° m 5 f 7 t0 495 - Ex P OTt > tra ns-
the Explosives Act by 32 ^ * troleum licenses increased by 131, and licenses under
the Hedja^we^ remolTd J l% S UP °? the 9mbarkati ° n ° f at Bo nibay for
pilgrims accordingly 0 left Pom3° ve 5 nm f ? 1 ^ Kesoiut.on dated 11th November 1902, and 1,072
Bombay was 8 8 ?d 8 1 l 3 subi <o a % m 6 .- e A az- number of pilgrims returning vid
mendicants from Bkiish territori;, ° f , Natl ™ » tate s in Gujarat and Kathiawar and 2,412
“ J3naSh territories were deported from Bombay under police control.