THE QUEEN v. KAPURALA.

(Crown Case reserved.)

Forgery-Attesting forged signature-Abetment of forgery-Ceylon Penal Code, ss. 452 and 453.

Held by BONSER, C.J., and WITHERS, J., dissentiente LAWRIE, J., that a witness who attests a document knowing that the signature of the maker of the document is a forgery, is not guilty of forgery.

Semble, he may be guilty of abetment of forgery.

THE ease reserved by WITHERS, J., for the consideration and opinion of the Full Court, was as follows :-

"The accused Punchirala Vederalage Kapurala, of Kelegam"tulana in the Eppawala korale of the Province of Anuradhapura, "was convicted before me of forgery.

"The documents alleged to be forged are two duplicate cattle "vouchers, Nos. 36 and 38. The former document purports to "record the sale of a buffalo by one Bairalage Punchirala, of "Tamuttegama in the place aforesaid, to one Simeon Perera, of "Weitara in Alutkuru korale, on the 4th day of September, 1895, "at a village called Tamuttegama, in the Province of Anuradha"pura. The latter document purports to record the sale of a buffalo by one Mudianselage Ukkurala, of Dematawewa in the "said Ke