§ SIR H. COTTON (Nottingham, E.)To ask the Under-Secretary of State for India whether his attention has been drawn to a case decided by the police magistrate of Bombay in which several persons have been sentenced to one year's rigorous imprisonment for throwing stones during the recent Bombay riots; and whether any special reason exists, such as previous convictions or the like, which would appear to justify such severe sentences.
(Answered by Mr. Buchanan.) I have seen a statement to the effect mentioned in the Question in a telegram published in the newspapers of the 30th July. It is open to the persons convicted to appeal to the High Court.