Magistrate's Severe Comment In H. M.. Police Court, on Saturday, before Mr. G. W. King, Police Magistrate, Bishen Singh charged Mokand Singh with stealing two rings, a watch and three certificates of character. Complainant said that the defendant promised to obtain a situation for him, invited
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to his room and there robbed The defendant's story varied considerably from this, and his Worship adjourned the Court for a short time to enable the police straighten matters out.
On the resumption, his Worship stated that the police were of the opinion that the case arose out of nothing but a drunken row, and he gave the defendant the benefit of the doubt. At the same time his Worship commented on the lying he had noticed in the case. In nearly every Sikh case he had had before him there had been abominable lying and if ever he found beyond doubt that a man was lying he would have him punished severely.
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