'ANNUAL REPORT OF THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY, FOR THE YEAR 1909-1910' [‎168r] (67/148)

CIVIL JUSTICE.
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Chap III.
PROTECTION.
3.
The number of convicts classified as habituals was 1,S10 compared with 1,967 in 1908. Habitual criminals.
Daring the year 1,405 persons were identified. This is an increase of 103.
The number of offences has risen from 19,980 to 21,083.
imber 21,688 of which 63 per cent, belong to the
nur
Punishments by Super
minor class. The number of
Finger Impression
Bureau.
Punishments.
i^^fpunisbments decreased from 110 to 95, and the total number of individuals punished
c0lp0 «8h2 while the number actually passing through the Prisons and Jails was 23,194.
tfas upv*’
The new remission system was brought into force on the 1st January 1909. Under Mark system and
prisoners were released compared with 2,743 in the previous year. Remission for convict officers.
2,4 no offence during the past 12 months
was granted to 1,054 prisoners, a decrease
950 males and 11 females compared with
c c i The average number of convict officers was
99 I males and 9 females m 1908.
7 The number of prisoners admitted in the year was 938 males and 2 females. The Civil prisoners.
^ V average has been 57 compared with 51 last year and 57 remained at the close of the
year.
8 The gross expenditure rose from Rs. 8,45,854 and Rs. 91 per head to Rs. 8,73,164 France.
1 is 98 P er bead, the increase is largely due to unfavourable rates for staple food grains
the' improved scale of diet. The net caffi earnings of convicts increased from Rs. 85,100
^ 90,145- The Yerdvda Central Prison shows a profit of Rs. 36,816 due to increased
^ 0 f ^ of the press. Jail made articles of the value of Rs. 22,016 were sold to Government
T) U artments, being an increase of Rs. 2,396. The net profit of the quinine industry was
Bs!\g 83 aguinst Rs. 4,2^2 last year.
9 The death-rate per mille was 17'5 almost the same as that of last year which was the Vital.
1 ffe sY for 30 years excepting 1905. There were only 3 cases of plague, two of which were
fatal. Prisons at Dhdrwar, Sukkur and the Common Prison were constantly over-crowded and
there was occasional crowding in the prisons at Yerdvda, Bijapur, Ahmedabad, Thdna, Karachi
and Rajkot and also in the House of Correction. In the Common Prison the death-rate was
424 per mille, in the Ijjouse of Correction, the Central Prison Ahmedabad, Karachi Prison,
Hyderabad and Sukkur Prisons the death-rate was over 20 joer mille. Admissions irto
hospital number 5,634 agaicst 6,044 last year and the daily average of sick was 229
against 279-8. Deaths numbered 157 against 162. Of prisoners discharged during the year
54-9 per cent, gained weight and 16-3 per cent, lost weight.
7- Civil Justice.
For details see the Annual Report on tbc Administration of Ciyil Justice for the year 1909 and tables under Civil
Justice printed in Part VI of the Statistics of British India.
1. The total number of civil cases decided during the year under report was 305,584 K™ber and value of
against 301,515 in 1908, an increase of 4,069. Of the total number 45*3 per cent, were regular
suits, 52-7 per cent, miscellaneous cases and 2 per cent, appeals against 44 b, * ^ „
respectively in the preceding year. The number of suits instituted in all ^eurts wa ® ' >
an increase of 9,317 on last year’s figure, which also shewed an increase of 7)4/ 7. Inere was
an increase of 5,130 in the number of suits for money. Of other suits the mciease is mos
marked in mortgage suits which rose in number from 10,54/ to 12,921, by 2 per cen ., c ue
principally to sections 80 and 31 of the new Limitation Act.. The peicen nge o suns oi
money or moveable property fell from 73*7 to 72’5 and that of suits relating o immovea e
property rose from 16-2 to 17’5. The aggregate value of suits rose from Ks. 4 0 /,
to Rs. 4,98,86,231. With the exception of suits exceed ng Rs. 10,000 m value, where there
i^as a decrease of 1 , there was an increase in the number or suits under all categories. ie
dumber of miscellaneous cases disposed of was 22,097 against 20,850.
2. There were 179,787 suits for disposal before all the Courts, out of which 138,207 were Disposal of suite,
fcposed of, leaving a balance of 41,520 pending at the close of the year, the eorrespo
km, for last year were 170,133, 134,351 and 35,782. Of these, 3b-4 were djsposed of aiter
e °utest and 3-5 after reference to arbitration and judgment was given oi e p
whole or in part in 86-4 per cent, of such cases. The average duration o ^^ 9 . ( ^q i
dlfrom 167 to 157 days, and that of nncontested suits . was / 2 * 6 l compaie wi .
ast year. In the District Courts the average duration was 269 days oi co !j
b day s f 0 r U ncontested suits against 226 and 117 days respectively in e P r ® j?, ,
n the mofussil Subordinate Courts the average duration was 170 days or ■ a^ e
br unccntested suits against 182 and 89 respectively. In the supenor ou from
Ration lor contested suits rose from 360 to 421 days and for uncon es e< ^ one
to 275 days. Bombay still retains its position as . ^ and Thar and Pdrkar
? every 29 persons. Sukkur-Lark&na comes next with 1 to
1 w bh 1 to 901.
3.
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The number of appeals presented fell from 6,592 in 1908 to 6)269 Y'be y
r ‘ appeals decided numbered 6,088, leaving 5,257 in arrears agams . ) 4715 \
Of the total number of appeals 1,373 v.ere dismissed and the 1 ® raai 2 .
5 dl ysed of as follows -.-the decree was confirmed in 64B per cent, modified milt per
• ar >d reversed in 15*7 percent.
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