'REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY FOR THE YEAR 1904-1905' [‎136r] (47/116)

1904-1905.]
POLICE.
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For details see the Annual Reports on the Bombay District Police "and the Bombay City Police for the year
1901 and the Tables under VII.—Police—appended to the Judicial and Administrative Statistics o£ British India
for 1904-1905.
I.—Mofussxl, Sind and Railway Police.
1. The total strength of the Police Force for the entire 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. stood at 22,377,
practically the same as last year. A slight increase to the Railway establishment was
sanctioned during the year, while in Sind an additional force of 10 head constables and 27 men
was sanctioned to increase the strength of the Force in certain tdlukas. The expenditure on the
Force has risen from Rs. 43,75,408, to Rs. 45,11,619, an increase of Rs. 1,36,211. The increased
expenditure is divided between all the divisions, Sind and Railways. In addition to the sanc
tioned strength, additional and temporary Police were entertained during the year for broken
periods for plague and other special duties.
2. Further improvement is shown in this respect. The number of educated officers and
men in the force of 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. is 3,371, and 8,382 respectively as compared with 3,318 and
8,269 in the previous year, giving a percentage of 53*94 as against 53*02 last year.
3. All the districts 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 were represented 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. Competition
Shooting by Foot Police armed with Martini Henry Rifles and Smooth Bores. Owing
to the marked superiority of the bored out Martini Henri over tbe Snider the distances were
increased. Notwithstanding this, the results obtained at the Annual Competition Shooting showed
a considerable improvement over those for the previous year. The number of men qualified
to compete increased from 1,167 to 1,464 and the number of marksmen from 552 to 596. In
the rifle squads 95 men obtained marksmen's badges as compared with 34 last year. Of a
total force of 245 Mounted Police armed with carbines and revolvers only 14 qualified as
marksmen. Sind had a separate Annual Competition Shooting, and the total number of
marksmen increased from 240 to 244.
4. The total number of punishments increased from 3,300 last year to 3,507 this year.
The increase is chiefly due to a rise in the number of punishments in the Northern and Central
Divisions. On Railways and in Sind there is a decrease.
5. Rewards by promotion increased from 127 to 130. The total number of money rewards
granted 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 including Railways increased from 789 to 856 and the number
of Good Service Tickets from 2,420 to 2,487. The numbers of money rewards and Good Service
Tickets granted in Sind were 212 and 277 respectively.
6. There has been a decrease in the year under report of 4,504 cases, cognizable and non-
cognizable, in the total amount of crime wbicli fell to 115,936 offences in 1904 from 120,440
in tbe previous year. The Northern Division [shows a decrease of 5,081 cases and Sind a
rise of 2,056 as compared with the figures of last year.
7. The total number of cases instituted before or taken up by Magistrates was 10,417,
giving an increase of 47 9 cases over the figures of the previous year.
8. The total number of cognizable cases reported to the Police or taken up by them was
35,727 as compared with 34,730 in the previous year. The above number is made up of 27,745
cases under the Indian Penal Code and 7,982 under Class VI as compared with 27,064
and 7,666 respectively in the previous year. The increase under “All classes" is almost
entirely returned from the Northern Division and Sind, In the Central Division and on
Railways there is a small decrease,
9. Including pending cases of the previous year, the complaints for disposal totalled 38,823
as compared with 37,980 iu the previous year. All but 208 were investigated. In 22 eases as
against 12 in the previous year Police action was ordered by the Magistrates after the Police
had refused to investigate. Out of the 38,823 cases for disposal, >10,778 were Indian Penal Code
cases and 8,050 fell under Class VI as compared with 30,203 and 7,777 respectively last year,
10. Cases struck off during the year under report numbered 13,539 as compared with
13,145 last year ; of these 12,805 fell under Indian Penal Code and 734 under Class VI.
11. “Maliciously false" cases amounted to 911 as compared with 891 in the previous
year, the largest number being in Sind, viz. 419. The average ratio of false cases to Police
cognizable eases for disposal for 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. slightly advanced from 34-61 in 1903 to
31*87 in the year under report.
12. Eliminating cases “ struck off " the total amount of real crime for disposal amounted to
25,284 as against 21 ; 835 in the previous year, 17,968 being under the Penal Code and 7,316
under Class VI as against 17,948 and 6,887 in the preceding year. These figures give a net
increase of 449 cases over tbe previous year. There was an increase of 548 cases in the Northern
Division and 313 cases in Sind, but the Central Division shows a fall of 251 cases and Railways
230 eases.
13. In all 17,896 cases were disposed of by trial and of these 14,121 ended in conviction,
giving a percentage of 78*90 as compared with 78*65 in the previous year. Taking Indian
Penal Code and Class VI cases separately the percentages stood at 72*99 and 73*76 as compared
Strength and <cost.
Education.
Ball practice.
Punishments.
Rewards.
Total crime,
cognizable and
non-cognizable.
Cognizable crime.
Police cognizable
cases.
Police cases for
disposal.
Police cases
struck off.
Maliciously false
cases.
Real cases for
disposal.
Success of the
Police in dealing
with offences.