Inquilab by Habib S. Irfan;

Author:Habib, S. Irfan;
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 5518835
Publisher: SAGE Publications India Pvt, Ltd.

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* This was published in Kirti, May 1928.

14

STATEMENT IN THE

SESSIONS COURT*

We stand charged with certain serious offences, and at this stage it is but right that we must explain our conduct.

In this connection, the following questions arise:

1. Were the bombs thrown into Chamber, and, if so, why?

2. Is the charge, as framed by the Lower Court, correct or otherwise?

To the first half of the first question, our reply is in the affirmative, but since some of the so-called ‘eye witnesses’ have perjured themselves and since we are not denying our liability to that extent, let our statement about them be judged for what it is worth. By way of an illustration, we may point out that the evidence of Sergeant Terry regarding the seizure of the pistol from one of us is a deliberate falsehood, for neither of us had the pistol at the time we gave ourselves up. Other witnesses, too, who have deposed to having seen bombs being thrown by us have not scrupled to tell lies. This fact had its own moral for those who aim at judicial purity and fair play. At the same time, we acknowledge the fairness of the Public Prosecutor and the judicial attitude of the Court so far.

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