§ Sir HENRY COTTONasked the Under-Secretary of State for India if he can say what has been the result of the Baraitch dacoity case, in which the police authorities were prosecuted for falsely getting up a case against innocent villagers, and in which an inspector concerned committed suicide to avoid prosecution?
The MASTER of ELIBANKThe result of the trial before the sessions judge was that ten police officers were sentenced to terms of imprisonment ranging from one year to seven years, and one other person, not a police officer, was sentenced to four years' imprisonment.