Report On The Administration Of Criminal Justice In The Punjab And Its Dependencies During The Year 1876

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2should be thus disposed of; provided that care is taken that only such classes of

3cases are left for disposal te officers as they can adequately deal with. The Judges

4will nat repeat on the present occasion the grounds on which these conclusions

5were founded. They believe thut the principle indicated above is carefully borne

6in mind by the majority of District Officers m distributing Criminal work. The

7monthly statements submitted to this office enable the Judges to‘at all events secure

8its proper observance in the case of persons previously convicted and habitual

9offenders.

10In the following districts an apparently unduly large proportion of

11Criminal work was perfoqned by Tahsildars :— pean

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14District No. of cases diaposed of, | 7 er-ceniage of total work

15disposed of.

16Kangr& 1327 61°6

17Jhelum 1324 57°6

18Hoshiarpur 1416 509

1951. Judicial Assistants eas aa of 1,650 cases during the year. The

20Judicial Assistafite districts which show thé largest number’ af disposals by

21these officers*aré:— :

22Gujrat — o— -. 926 cases

23Shahpur ¥ ee ws 229 ,,

24The Commissioner cf U:balla notes that the proportion of Criminal work

25disposed pf by Judicial Assistants in the Umballa and Ludhidna districts was

26hot as large ag it should have been, and the Commissioner of Jullundur expresses

27a similar opinign as regards the Hoshidrpur distgict.

2852, There has been an increase of 1-1 per cemt in the Criminal work per-

29Buatds of Magistrates, formed by Boards of Unpaid Magistrates. Divisional ond

30District Officers continue to speak favourably of the work and popularity of these

31rourds, and to acknowledge the assistance they afford to the Administration by

32disposing of the bulk of*the petty? offences and misdemcanovrs of the cities within

33which they exercise their powers.

34Honorary Magistrates. 53. Tfonorary and Jagirdér Mayistrates sitting

35ee ama a eet os ve valuable assistance to the paid magistracy in

36Feroxepore, Kohat the districts noted in the margin.

3754. uses were distributed omong the three classes of Magistrates as

38follows :—

39Claas. Nor of cases. Per-centage.

40Magistrate Ist class 33,174 AG1

41Magistrate 2nd class. 28,291 39°83

42Magistrate 3rd class 10.458 145