THE REFERENCES

BEFORE JUSTICE

SIR RICHARD HARRINGTON, Bart.

FOR THE CROWN :―

Mr. G.H.B. KENRICK, k.c. Advocate – General ,

MR. HARRY STOKES

Counsel,

Babu ATULYA CHARAN BOSE Vakil.


SOLICITORS:― ORR. DIGNAM & CO.,

:

FOR DEFENCE:―

Babu Bejoy Krishna Bose, Vakil for

Krishna Jiban Sanyal & Sailendra Nath Bose.

Babu Nagendra N. Banerjee, Vakil for

Sushil Krishna Sen & Birendra Chandra Sen.

Mr. Chakravarti

Mr. Monmotho N. Mukerji

For Indra N. Nundy.

As there was a difference of opinion between their Lordships the Chief Justice and Mr. Justice Carnduff in respect of five of the Appellants , viz, Krishna Jiban Sanyal, Sailendra Nath Bose, Indra N. Nundy, Birendra Chandra Sen and Sushil Krishna Sen, their cases were referred for decision before a third Judge of the Hon'ble High Court , Sir Richard Harrington, Bart. The Hearing

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of the Reference commenced on the 3rd January 1910 and fully occupied the time of the Court for over a month. The two leading Counsel on the opposite sides Messrs. E. Norton and C. R. Das could not appear owing to other engagements. The newly arrived Advocate-General Mr. G. H. B. Kenrick, k.c., appeared for the Crown.

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