Report on the Adaministration of Criminal Justice in the Panjab and Its Dependencies (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1874 Excerpt: ...is the most reliable, and all points likely to require sifting should be gone into by the Committing Magistrate. In the interval witnesses either forget what really occurred, or else get talked over. Captain R. G. Sandeman, Deputy Commissioner, Derail Ghdzi Khdn. The application of the frontier rules has already had a most beneficial effect on women Application of frontier cases in this district. The returns show that this description of crime. rules" has been reduced one half. Captain E. L. Ommanney, Deputy Commissioner, Peshawar. The frontier regulations are good in their way, but if too freely resorted to may demoralize Frontier rules. the police and Magistracy and ruin the villages. Prevention is better than cure, and I should like to see a numerically stronger police, so that we could really have village beats and practically good police supervision;all that can be done with our small numbers is done; It is a weak argument to say that we have the same strength as districts Cis-Indus: what is the character of the people there as compared to the races in this district? An exceptionally strong police is required here, and all measures taken to check crime will lose much of their efficiency until the police are strengthened. When the crime has lessened the police can very easily be reduced. Major W. G. Waterficld, Deputy Commissioner, Hazdra. I find it has been the custom of the Lower Courts to forward most petty cases aftc r Use of police agency in examining the complainant for enquiry by the police under Section 146. investigation of potty cases. s wrongj mi whist it the complainant from the trouble which he is bound to incur if he brings petty cases into Court, it entails serious additional work upon the police, and gives them an opening for interf...