Report On The Administration Of Criminal Justice In The Punjab And Its Dependendies During The Year 1871

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217. Special enquiry made on the subject by desire of the,Secretary of

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4State, shows-that “wife murder” is not common in the

5Wifo murder ’ : ‘

6Panjab, °For the last 6 years the number of such cases

7annually has been.about 30.

818. The Deputy sCommissioner of Gurgdon remarks that suicides of

9women are frequently reported in his district, the mode of

10oes death being usually by drowning in a well, and he suspects

11that murders may occasionally be passed off in this way.

1219, «The Deputy Commissioner of [Kohat makes some remarks on the

13effect of the Frontier. rules, and regrets the absence of a

14Stee ae provision to enable the district authorities to banish a man

15from the district, or from his village, until the anger of his enemy has been

16appeased in the manner prescribed by Puthan custom, by a “supplicatory jirga.”

17The Commissioner of Peshdwar thinks this question fs one deservifg of notice.

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2020. In cases of culpable homicide the humber of persons convicted was

21Culpable homicide. exactly the same as in 1870, namely, 269.

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2391. Cases of grievous hurt by dangerous weapons show a slight increase.

24Savana uel: There were 92 persons tried, of whom onf y 48 were convicted.

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2622, There is also an increase in cases of administer-

27Drugging. P .

28ing stupefying drugs.

2923. There was an increase in cases of kidnapping or abduction, but a

30are ere eee decrease in conv ictions. The general subject of kidnapping

31meee women and minors is much discussed in the local reports in

32compliance with the Court’s Circular Memo. No. 24 of 2nd October 1871,

33circulating an enquiry by the Secrotary of State on the subject. This will be

34separately reported on. The general result 1s that the crime does not prevail to

35any alarming extent, and in many districts it is unknown.

36Thefts 24. The statistics of theft are as follows :—

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41PRON 2 Convicted.

42Ordinary thefts, ... ves on 21,02 9,517 6,185

43Attempts at, fe ee ove 155 e 225 159

44Cattle thett, if - oe 64031 5,229 8,501

45Attempts ot, wae = pai 12 9 | 4

46Total, 17,219 .| 14,973 _ 10,149

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