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Writs issued from Magistracy during the year 1937,

District Office South.

J. Shammonses for Defendants

2. Summonses for Witnesses

3. Notice of rechearing

1. Warrauts for Arrest

5. Warrants for Distress

6. Warrants for Search

7. Warrants for entering Gaml ling house

8. Warrants for Ejectment

9. Magistrate's Order

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40

Nil

Total........

20

9

Nil

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CRIMINAL STATISTICS, 1937.

MAGISTRACY, DISTRICT OFFICE SOUTII.

Comparative Table showing the Number of Offences, Apprehensions, Conviction and Acquittals for the last four Years.

1931

1935

1930

1937

The number of Cases reported to the Police

$21

402

374

508

The number of Persons apprehended by the Police or

summoned before the Police Magistrate

726

527

507

659

The number of Summary Convictions:-

1. For offences against the person

26

30

25

27

2. Gambling

61

42

935

3

GO

3.

For offences against property other than predial

larceny.

55

1545

05

121

187

4.

For Opium offences

કો

99

72

· 117

107

J.

For other offences

377

201

194

207

The number of persons acquitted in the inferior Court

83

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