JUDGMENT

Fletcher, J. - This is a suit to recover damages resulting from an alleged conspiracy.

2. The present suit is one of five analogous suits brought against the present defendants arising out of a criminal case which was commonly known as the Midnapore Bomb conspiracy Case. The Emperor v. Santosh Chunder Dass 13 C.W.N. 861 : 9 C.L.J. 663 : 2 Ind. Cas. 681 : 10 Cri.L.J. 125.

3. The plaintiff, Peary Mohan Das, is about 68 years of age. He appeared to me to be older. He was formerly in Government service as a Sub-Registrar of deeds--but in the year 1884 his services were dispensed with owing to his having returned to the person presenting the same a deed which was believed to be forged.

4. Since the year 1881 the plaintiff has lived in Midnapore where ho appears to be held in respect; and esteem.

5. The first defendant, Mr. Donald Weston, is a member of the Indian Civil Service and was formerly District Magistrate and Collector of Midnapore. The second defendant, Moulvi Mazaharul Huq, is a Deputy Superintendent in the Bengal Police, Having been employed for sometime in the Criminal Investigation Department, towards the end of 1907, he was Appointed as Deputy Superintendent of Police