EVIDENCE   Brahmo, a lawyer took the chair. Arabinda spoke. Reported the meeting Ex. 90. I wrote search-list at the search of Bijoy Bhattacharya's house on 1st July. Bejoy not arrested that day. I remember looking at a book like Ex. 1210. That day I did not know there were any formulae for bombs in the book. No discussion about any formulae took place there. Did not tell Bejoy that we would come again next day. P. W. 1'72. Panu.―Worked at a garden next to No. 32. Saw people there. Recognise Barindra. P. W. 173. Sk. Mobarok Hossain.―Knew Hem Das' house. Lived near it. Saw men there. Can't recognise any.

-45_Twenty Sixth Day^s Proceedings.htm TWENTY-SIXTH DAY'S PROCEEDINGS Mr. Norton continuing his address on behalf of the Crown said—One of the main instruments so far as the literary portion of the conspiracy was concerned was the “Yugantar." Counsel proposed to read passages from every issue of the "Yugantar" which was put in by the prosecution. these passages would show what was really the object at which these people aimed. These articles might shortly be summarised as follows :—It was impossible to read the columns of the "Yugantar" without coming to the conclusion that it was a call to arms and a call to preparation, and that in both cases it was an ultimate call to achieve the

-63_Forty Fourth Day^s Proceedings.htm FORTY-FOURTH DAY’S PROCEEDINGS Mr. Das continuing his reply on behalf of the appellants said that in February; 1909, Nirapado was nineteen years of age. Both the Assessors found him not guilty, one of them being of opinion that the conspirators made use of Nirapado in doing very minor . works. The Sessions Judge found him guilty under Sections 121 Page 341 (A) and 122 and sentenced him to ten years rigorous imprisonment. In this case Mr. Norton had first referred to the watch witnesses. Mr. Das submitted that the evidence of the watch witnesses was not reliable. Much had been said by the prosecution as to Nirapada’s presence at N o. 15, Gop

TWENTY-THIRD DAY’S PROCEEDINGS    Mr. Chukervarti continuing his address said that on Thursday he was dealing with the question about the Chhatrabhandar being concerned with the conspiracy and in order to formulate matters, which were alleged for the purpose of establishing that proposition by the Crown, Counsel desired to place before their Lordships the summary of the grounds of suspicion. One of them was that there was a provision that thirty percent. of the profits should be devoted to the benefit of the public. With Page 274 regard to this particular complaint he need not labour because the learned Judge had pointed out

-85_Reference-Sixteenth Day^s Proceedings.htm SIXTEENTH DAY’S PROCEEDINGS. The further hearing of the Alipore Bomb Case was resumed today, when Babu Nagendra Nath Banerjee continued his reply in the case of the Sen Brothers of Sylhet. He submitted that when the Advocate-General began his reply he said that he would deal with the cases of the two brothers separately, but unfortunately he used against Susil not only the evidence that specially affected Susil but all the evidence that touched Biren, the other brother. This was prejudicial to the interest of the appellants. He further submitted that the letters and other alleged incriminating documents were found in a house where several person

Srijut Bijoy Krishna Bose FOREWORD A publication intended to reproduce authentic reports of some of the more outstanding criminal trials attests its own merits and needs no foreword from me or any one else. As I chanced to lead for the Crown is the trial related in this volume in all three Courts - the Magistrate's, the Sessions Judge's and the High Court- I presume my intimate connection with the case has prompted the appeal to me for something in the nature of an introduction. The political history of a people in unfortunately often mirrored in the Courts of Justice. The reflection is, however, only partially faithful. Much that has led to criminal

-24_Fifth Day^s Proceedings.htm FIFTH DAY’S PROCEEDINGS Mr. Das, continuing his address, said that when the court rose on Thursday he was dealing with the confession of Barindra Kumar Ghose. There was one point of view from which he desired their Lordships should consider this question of the admissibility of the confession. Apart altogether from the question as to whether it could he admissible under any other section of the Evidence Act his submission was that their Lordships would remember that at the time when these confessions were recorded the Magistrate was in seisin of the case and that he began the enquiry as it were by taking these statements from the accused persons. He sub

CHARGES WITH ONE HEAD I, C. P. Beachcroft, Esq., Addl. Sessions Judge,24 Perghs., hereby charge you (names mentioned below) as follows:― That you or about the 12 months preceding May 15th 1908, at various places in Bengal, including 32, Muraripukur Road, Maniktola, which is within my jurisdiction, collected men, arms or ammunition, or otherwise prepared to wage war with the intention of either waging or being prepared to wage war against the King-Emperor. And thereby committed an offence punishable under section 122 of the Indian Penal Cord and within the cognizance of the Court of Sessions. And I hereby direct that you be tried by the said Court on the sa

-25_Sixth Day^s Proceedings.htm SIXTH-DAY'S PROCEEDINGS On their Lordships taking their seats, Mr. Norton said : Since your Lordships asked me that question in regard to section 121. I have had a consultation with the Government and my Page 220 instructions are to leave the matter to your Lordships. They desire me not to withdraw the charge under section 121 for two reasons among others. First, it involves a charge against Indra. Nath Nundy who is one of the second batch and against whom no such defects can be argued as those regarding the charge against the first batch. Second, the Government are anxious that there should he a decision on the various questions of law which they

Sixteenth Day's Proceedings SIXTEENTH DAY’S PROCEEDINGS.        The further hearing of the Alipore Bomb Case was resumed today, when Babu Nagendra Nath Banerjee continued his reply in the case of the Sen Brothers of Sylhet. He submitted that when the Advocate-General began his reply he said that he would deal with the cases of the two brothers separately, but unfortunately he used against Susil not only the evidence that specially affected Susil but all the evidence that touched Biren, the other brother. This was prejudicial to the interest of the appellants. He further submitted that the letters and other alleged incriminating documents were found in a house