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LANCELOT SANDERSON, WALMSLEY
Ram Das Singh – Appellant
Versus
Emperor – Respondent
JUDGMENT
Sanderson, C.J. - In this case we think the Rule should be discharged.
2. We desire to point out that with regard to two of the convictions which the learned Magistrate considered as proved, they were not in our opinion proved in a proper way. But this matter does not affect our decision, because the learned Magistrate found upon the evidence that there was an overwhelming proof of the petitioner's bad repute as a thief, and further than that, that there were two convictions which were properly proved. Consequently, our decision is that this Rule should be discharged. But coming back for a moment to the two convictions which, in our opinion, were not properly proved, what happened, as far as I can understand was this. A finger-mark expert was called as a witness, and he examined certain finger prints of the accused taken in Court when the trial was proceeding. These finger marks were apparently put upon a piece of paper, which is Exhibit 18 Then was shown to the witness another paper, Exhibit 19, which contained certain fingerprints and also had a record of certain convictions which purported to be the convictions of this accused. Thereupon, the expert witness compared the m
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