"تقرير عن إدارة رئاسة بومباي لسنة ١٨٨١-١٨٨٢" [و‎‎٨‎٤] (٥٨٩/١٧٢)

1881-82.]
CRIMINAL JUSTICE.
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The village courts or police patels had before them 3,178
persons accused of petty thefts and other offences. Of these
949 were acquitted or discharged, 2,219 were convicted, and 9
persons remained under trial at the end of the year.
The total number of witnesses examined during the vear waq
227,435 against 248,780 in 1880. The average duration of cases
in all the courts in the Presidency was 6*09 days. In the courts
of the stipendiary magistrates, by whom the bulk of the criminal
work is performed, the average duration of cases was 6*3 days.
The High Court on its Original Side passed one sentence of
death, and as a Court of Reference confirmed 32 sentences. The
Sadar Court in Sind confirmed death sentences in ll 'cases.
The total number of sentences of death passed or confirmed by
the High and Sadar Courts was, therefore, 47 compared with 70
in the preceding year.
174 persons were sentenced to transportation, 14,348 per
sons to imprisonment, and 1 sentence of forfeiture of property
was passed. 38,378 persons were sentenced to pay fines and
Rs. 2,69,759 were recovered. In 1880, 42,653 were sentenced to
fine and Rs. 2,75,838 were realised. Rs. 16,557 were paid away as
compensation to complainants. 1,062 persons were sentenced
to whipping, and 637 persons were ordered to give security to
keep the peace or for good behaviour.
321 appeals from convicts were before the High Court from
the decisions of the Sessions Courts and the Presidency ma
gistrates. In one case the appellant died, and the appeal abated.
In 88 cases the appeals were rejected without calling for the
papers. In 74 cases the sentences were confirmed after calling
for the papers; in 4 the sentences were enhanced; in 87 the
sentences were modified, and in 29 they were reversed. 38 ap
peals were pending at the end of the year.
12 appeals by Government against judgments of acquittals
by subordinate courts were before the High Court during the
year. 4 of these were rejected without calling for papers; in
^ cases the acquittals were confirmed after calling for papers;
m 4 cases the acquittals were reversed and the accused were con
victed, and in one case a new trial was ordered.
727 cases came before the High Court as a Court of Revision.
In 394 cases the decision of the lower court was left unaltered;
ml57 cases the sentences were enhanced or modified; in 106
cases the sentence was reversed ; in 14 cases the proceedings
were quashed ; in 33 anew trial was ordered, and23 cases remained
pending at the end of the year.
. before the Sadar Court in Sind there were 148 appeals and
95 cases for revision, and in only 119 cases were the sentences
reversed, while in 18 cases a new trial was ordered.
The Courts of Sessions had before them 1,141 appeals from the
ecisions of first class magistrates or Assistant Sessions Judges,
ey disposed of all except 18, which were pending at the end
0 tne year, in the following manner:—