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district. I have not myself seen any such cases,
but I have known cases of criminals in the mufassal
fortifying themselves with liquor.
Question 55.—Inspector Hira Singh told me of
several cases in which women had been drugged
with hemp for the purpose of committing rape and
robbery of ornaments. These cases had occurred in
the Muttra district.
Question 45.—I cannot remember a single case
of a member of the Police Force having been brought
up for neglect or misconduct caused by indulgence
in the hemp drugs. I can remember several such
cases, which arose out of opium and liquor. Every
case of misconduct is brought to my notice in some
way or other. There are about 700 officers and
men in the force in my district. I never knew of
any police officer that he was a consumer of the
hemp drugs. I cannot hazard a conjecture as to
how many do smoke the hemp drugs. In making
enquiries regarding the history of a lunatic the
station police officer conducts enquiries with
reference to a set of questions which is supplied in a
printed form; these enquiries are made by the
station officer himself or a subordinate officer not
lower in rank than a head constable. The police do
not take action unless a lunatic is dangerous, or has
no one to look after him. In the latter case a
report is made and the lunatic is made over to his
friends. The questions are filled up for the danger-
ous lunatic, but not for the harmless lunatic, about
whom a general report only is made. One of the
questions relates to the cause of insanity, as to
whether the man is addicted to liquor or opium, or
any other drug. I am not sure if ganja and bhang
are mentioned, but I think they are. I remember
that heredity is one of the causes about which a
question is entered, now that the point is mentioned.
The police officer has to make a local enquiry in the
lunatic's village to fill up the form. The summary
and the names of informants are recorded, though
their statements are not taken down in full. If
the lunatic's habit of taking the drugs is clearly
proved, the drugs are entered as the cause of
insanity, if no other cause is mentioned. The degree
of the hemp habit would not be enquired into. The
average policeman, if the villagers informed him
that the lunatic had gone mad from ganja-smoking,
would not take the trouble to seek for any other
cause, notwithstanding the other questions being
entered in the paper he has to fill up. The police-
man, being a man of very ordinary intelligence,
does not make the enquiry thoroughly. Personally
I should go more deeply into the matter, so would
the station officer if he took it up himself. But he
is generally too hard pressed with work to take up
such enquiries. If he was present at the station
and had time, he ought to make the enquiry himself.
I know the terms " ganjeri" and " bhangeri." They
are applied in contempt to people who are reputed
to use the drugs habitually. It is not likely that
these terms would be applied to lunatics or other
troublesome persons unless they did use the drugs.
I don't think there are separate columns for the
various causes of insanity in the paper of questions
for enquiry. I have known papers to bo sent in
without any cause being assigned. I don't think it
is likely that a cause would be assigned without its
having been ascertained in the enquiry. The papers
always come up through my office. If ganja were
mentioned as the cause of insanity nothing would
be entered regarding the other causes given in the
heading.
72. Evidence of MR. W. J. PRINCE , District Superintendent of Police, Benares.
51. (a) No.
(b) None, so far as I am aware.
52. Fide reply to 51.
53. I have not known of any such cases.
54. No such cases have come under my notice.
55. (a) I have only known of one such case; it
occurred in the Shahjehanpur district. The victim,
after being invited to smoke ganja and when in a
semi-stupefied state, was murdered.
(b) Yes, I believe so.
73. Evidence of MR. 13. HAMILTON, Officiating District Superintendent of Police,
Cawnpore.
51. In the city, badmashes generally make use
of these drugs, but it has no connection with crime
of any special character.
52. As above. It produces dulness.
53. Excessive indulgence in any of these drugs
causes insanity. The Civil Surgeon can answer
this question more fully.
54. No.
55. Complete stupefaction cannot be induced by
this drug without admixture. The poisoners mix
dhatura seeds in these drugs to stupefy their
victims.
74. Evidence of BRIGADE-SURGEON-LIEUTENANT COLONEL W. R. HOOPER, Civil
Surgeon, Lucknow.
1. As Civil Surgeon at Benares and Luckuow,
and as Superintendent in charge of Jails—for 30
years in all. In charge of Lunatic Asylums for 16
years.
2. Yes. (1) Bhang is called sabzi also, and, when
mixed with water and spices, " thandai." (2) Ganja
(3) Charas.
19. Ganja and charas are also used internally to
relieve spasmodic pain. Oil extracted from hemp
seed is largely used with good effect, mixed with
other oils, for rheumatism and neuralgic affections.
Ganja and charas are frequently used as aphro-
disiacs.
23. Not that I know of