106
(Y 22 )
Writs issued from Magistracy during the year 1940.
1. Summonses for Defendants
2. Summonses for Witnesses
3. Notice of rebearing
4. Warrants for Arrest
5. Warrants for Distress
6. Warrants for Search.........
District Office South.
7.
Warrants for entering Gambling house
8. Warrants for Ejectment
9. Magistrate's Order
11
Nil
Nil
3
Nil
56
23
Nil
Total....
97
CRIMINAL STATISTICS, 1940.
MAGISTRACY, DISTRICT OFFICE SOUTH.
Comparative Table showing the Number of Offences, Apprehensions, Conviction and Acquittals for the last four Years.
1937
1938
1939
1940
The number of Cases reported to the Police
508
667
670
683
The number of Persons apprehended by the Police or
summoned before the Police Magistrate....
659
943
817
1,084
The number of Summary Convictions :-
1.
For offences against the person
27
77
85
22
2. Gambling
60
234
92
302
3. For offences against property other than predial
larceny.
187
170
190
136
4. For Opiam offences
107
82
70
49
5. For other offences
207
209
223
431
HOLI
The number of persons acquitted in the inferior Court
58
158
157
144