‘REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY, FOR THE YEAR 1919-20’ [‎261v] (70/192)

Chapter III.
PROTECTION.
BOMBAY ADMINISTRATION REPORT.
General,
Mina
Four hundred and sixty-three cases in which the accused W er if
British subjects were decided during the year as against 402 in the nr - I 16 ®
Bombay contributed the largest number, 395. ComruissioneM 0 ' 18 ?® 1 ''
under section 3 of the Defence of India Act IY of 1915 disposed of ^f 0 ” 11 * 11
involving 484 persons, out of which 335 were discharged or aemi'H j e!
149 convicted. Of the 155 persons under trial for offences against ft w 11
101 were acquitted or discharged and 54 convicted, 1,; “We,
6.—Prisons—Civil and Criminal.
*or deMs see tbe Adminis^tion Report of M De^entta 19W and tab.es a*
1.
extra-mural prisons
■ups
The number of central, district, special and
remained unchanged during the year. The total population in killT lopl 18
and civil jails increased from 128,757 to 149,289 and the daily average pooT
tion from 12,095 to 15,196. The daily average in prisons and second class ia']'
only also rose from 9,666 to 11,545 and the number of females from lOSH
1,332. The numbers of juveniles under 15 years of age increased from 22 to 33 °
of whom 3 were sent to the reformatory school by district magistrates. ’
Disposal of prisoners. 2. The number of transportations fell from 149 to 100. Of the 2 391
prisoners released, 2,292 were released on account of the Peace Celebration
40 were sent to the Salvation Army Home, Bombay, 39 were sent to Criminai
Tribes Settlements and 7 were recruited in the Army. During the year 23
convicted prisoners escaped against 21 in the previous year, while 18 were
recaptured. Four escaped convicts of previous years were retaken.
3. The number of prisoners sentenced to simple imprisonment increased
from 719 to 776 and of those sentenced to rigorous imprisonment from 17,286
to 22,656. The number of prisoners sentenced to rigorous imprisonment with
solitary confinement was 132 against 96 in the previous year. The number of
prisoners classed as habitnals rose from 2,011 to 2,573, excluding 1,570 prisoners
sentenced under Chapter VIII of the Criminal Procedure Code.
4. The number of offences punished by the prison authorities increased
by 812 to 17,199 and those punished by criminal courts from 15 to 32.
During the year 2,875 prisoners were released under the remission
system as compared with 2,849 in the preceding year. The percentage of those
actually released to the total number who might have been released, if of
average good conduct, was 97*8 against 98*2 in 1918. The average number of
convicts employed as prison officers was 1,165 males and 11 females against
1,031 and 13, respectively.
6. The number of nnder-trial prisoners increased from 95,970 to 108,109,
an increase of 12,139. The daily average increased from 2,390 to 3,621. There
were 61 escapes against 38 in 1918. Deaths fell from 140 to 71.
7. The number of male prisoners admitted to civil jails during the year
was 527 against 739 in the previous year. The total cost and cost per head
were, respectively, Bs. 8,059 and Rs. 269 as against Rs. 6,719 and Es. 172.
8. The gross expenditure rose from Rs. 14,58,992 to Rs. 23,27,911 and
the cost per head from Rs. 121 to Rs. 153. The net cash earnings increased
from Rs. 1,60,744 to Rs. 2,51,811, an increase of Rs. 91,067. To this increase
the Deccan Gang contributed Rs. 61,229, the Sind Gang Rs. 50,033, Ahme *
abad Rs. 50,014, Yeravda Rs. 27,298, Sukkur Rs. 13,695, Karachi Es. H,o
and Aden Rs. 11,588.
9. The death-rate fell from 58*5 to 23*1 per mille while the daily ave1 ^
of sick rose from 336*9 to 418*9. The great fall in the death-rate was a
largely to the non-recrudescence of influenza during the year.
10. The Bombay 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. Released Prisoners’ Aid Society continu
to do useful work during the year.