The Archive · 1928

Plea of Not Guilty

The charges were read over to accused, who pleaded "not guilty."

The Grown Advocate outlined the eave for the prosecution. He said You realize, that a charge fraud is a very serious charg' Yes.

And you would not want to have euch "charge preferred against you?—No.

'Witness went on to say that he had never asked anyone whether plaintiff was a member of any sharebrokers' association.

Mr. Wing:—I put it to you that Mr, Arakie never gave you any ground for thinking that you should Believe anything of the kind, and in order to get out of the contract you are saying all these things?—That is not so.

You said that Me. Arakie offered to rescind the contract?—Yes. His words were. "If you think'you have not had a square deal you are under no obligation," and T said that I would have nothing to do with the shares.

Counsel referred to some correspondence which had passed between the parties and witness eaid that it that the complainants are Indian firm with offices in Shanghai, Gonten, Hongkong and Hyderabad. The head office Ix at the latter place, amt the proprietor of the resides India. "The firm is firm is a Mr. A. Lalchand, who

meconed with the export of sith and goods of that desert Chins. The capital used in Shang-hho was Tle. 40,000. wh kept in some six banks hai, the 2 very gued.

Tu 1925, the accused "Bedi was' sent out from India with the object of working it the company's offices in the Far East and, in 1926, Bedi took over the ma with power to documents,

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