8,917 Cases in the Local Courts in December The Shanghai Municipal Advocate states in his report that a total number of 8,917 cases were prosecuted in the Shanghai First Special Area District Court and the Kiangsu High Court, Second Branch, during December, as compared with 12,268 cases in November. Gut of the total number of cases prosecuted during December, 7,540 were administrative cases, and 1377 were criminal cases. Out of the total number of administrative cases brought to trial 4902 persons failed to appear and their bail was confiscated, and 13 were withdrawn, as compared with 7,450 cases in which bail was confiscated and 17 cases withdrawn in November; 2,625 administra: tive cases were prosecuted to completion, out of which number 2,625 persons were convicted and none acquitted; and 78 criminal cases were withdrawn and 1,299 were prosecuted to completion, out of which number 1,208 persons were convicted and 91 acquitted.
The total number of administrative and criminal cases prosecuted to completion was 3,924 as compared with 4,651 cases in November; 3,833 persons were convicted and 91 persons were acquitted, as compared with 4,530 persons convicted and 121 persons acquitted in November.
In addition, there were 117 private criminal prosecutions, as compared with 122 in November.
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