This work while tracing the history of the Maharashtra  State Police evaluates the functioning of the police system the formative period of the British East India Company rule in Bombay,  Maharashtra and India. It was during this time th...

This work while tracing the history of the Maharashtra  State Police evaluates the functioning of the police system the formative period of the British East India Company rule in Bombay,  Maharashtra and India. It was during this time that the foundations of police administration in Bombay and in Bombay state were laid. The book gives an interesting brief account of Maratha kingdom,  Medieval Muslim system of   police working and the stages in the evolution of the police administration as it had to meet the ever growing demands, pressures and problems created by the rapidly increasing population of the Bombay city and Bombay state. The book discusses in detail various aspects of police administration such as recruitment of personnel, Law and Order  nature and variety of crimes, problems of apprehension of criminals, the nature and methods of punishments, problems of housing for the police, setting up of police chowkies, the beat system, police finance other topics and supremacy of judiciary. The book, written in a lucid style, is based on meticulous study of a wealth of unpublished, untapped records and sources in the archives of Bombay and the India Office Library, London.  Asiatic Library Bombay With some changes and addition tried to bring out, in this second edition. It should therefore, be of considerable interest to the police, the administrator, the judge, the legislator, the academician and the general public.