JUDGMENT

1. These rules Nos. 959 and 1028 arise out of the same judgment of the Sessions Judge in a case in which the Petitioners were tried together, and they are practically identical in terms except in one particular. It will be convenient therefore to dispose of them together. The Petitioner in Rule 959 Sarat Chandra Shah Chowdhry holds an 8 anna share in the Parasdanga zemindary in the district of Pabna known as the Chota taraf while the Petitioners in Rule 1028 Gobinda Nath Shah Chowdhry and Prasannath Shah Chowdhry are the owners of the remaning 8 annas share, known as the Bara taraf.

2. It appears that on the 18th April 1901 a riot took place at a village named Bhanjara and on the following day another riot took place at another village named Katanga, and it is alleged that the adherents of the two tarafs were arrayed on opposite sides in these riots. There is no question that at that time the Bara taraf and Chota taraf were on very bad terms, and disputes were going on with regard to the collection of rent.

3. Prosecutions were instituted against a number of persons alleged to have taken part in the riots, but these resulted in the acquittal of all the persons charged.

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