Full & Authentic Report of the Tilak Trial; (1908.) Being the Only Authorised Verbatim Account of the Whole Proceedings with Introduction and Character Sketch of Bal Gangadhar Tilak Together with Press Opinion

This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1908. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... very familiar with that judgment, and with all that had preceded it, and the arguments made use of by both the sides by the then Advocate-General Mr. Lang, and by Mr. Tilak's Counsel. He was by no means in accord with the statement, broadly made, that the only consideration, which ought to guide the Court in deciding whether bail should or should not be granted, was the consideration that an accused would appear to take his trial. It was not by any means the only consideration, or the main one; it might be one of the considerations or an important one. But in considering applications in serious cases there were many circumstances that must be weighed before coming to a conclusion. As he had said before he had very anxiously thought over the question, and had considered the reasons and circumstances which guided him in making the order he proposed to make. He was most anxious that the Accused should have a perfectly fair and an unprejudiced trial. Accused would be tried before a Jury, and in view of the publicity that was widely given to everything said in this Court, it was eminently desirable that nothing should be said before the trial that would in any way prejudice either the case for the Prosecution or for the Accused. He, therefore, thought that it would be wise under the present circumstances, not to give any reason, or enter into a discussion of the considerations weighing with him in refusing the application. He came to this decision with much regret but he was constrained to refuse bail, pending the trial. SPECIAL JURY APPLICATION. On the 3rd July 1908, the Crown applied for a Special Jury being ordered to be empanelled to try Mr. Tilak. Mr. Tilak, through Counsel, opposed the application; but Mr. Justice Davar granted it. The following proceedings too...