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EIGHTH DAY’S PROCEEDINGS
His Lordship resumed The Advocate-General continuing his address, referred to some more incriminating evidence against Krishnajiban Sanyal. He then took up the case of the appellant Sailendra Nath Bose who was convicted by the Sessions Judge of Alipore under sections 121A. and 122 of the Indian Penal Code and sentenced (to transportation for life. The case against this appellant, said the Advocate-General, was simple. There was ample evidence to prove his connection with the garden, No. 48, Grey Street, the Yugantar and Seal’s Lodge at Deoghur. To show this appellant’s connection with the garden, the Advocate-General referred to the evidence of the shadowing witnesses. He read some letters which were exhibited in the lower Court showing that the appellant lived at No. 48, Grey Street, one of the centres of the conspiracy. As regards the connection of the appellant with the Yugantur, the Advocate-General said that Sailendra was the assistant manager of that paper and as such he had a hand in conducting that paper. Sailendra assaulted Inspector Percy when on the 7th of August the latter went to search the Yugantur office. Regarding Sailendra’s connection with Seal’s Page 408 Lodge, the Advocate-General referred to the evidence of the postmaster of Rohini and said that although the post master was not able to give the name of the appellant correctly he was able to identify him from among a number of the accused. This was a very significant fact and it showed that the post master did not get any instructions from the police. If the post master had been under the influence of the police the latter would have certainly told him the real name of the accused. It had been argued by the defence that the evidence of the postmaster was not reliable. The Advocate-General said that if there was any doubt in his Lordship’s mind about this witness he was ready to give the appellant the benefit of that doubt and his Lordship could eliminate this witness evidence altogether. Even then there was the appellant’s connection with the Jugantar and other centres of the conspiracy about which there was no doubt. The Advocate-General next referred to several letters and the exhibits incriminating Sailendra and had not concluded when the Court rose for the day. Page 409 |