The Alipore Bomb Trial

Leading Dates

1903.—Sir Herbert Risley's Resolution about the proposed Partition of Bengal.

1904.5.—Great agitation against the partition and public meetings throughout the Province.

1904.—Newspaper “New India” started by Babu Bepin Chandra Pal.

7-8-05.—Boycott of British goods declared at the Calcutta Town Hall meeting.

16-10-05.—Bengal was partitioned, and new Province East-Bengal and Assam created.

20-11-05.—First declaration of “Sandhya” newspaper by Brahmabandav Upadhaya as Printer and Publisher at 193 Cornwallis Street.

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Feb.1906.—Agricultural Conference at Midnapur; Khudiram Bose arrested for circulating “Bande Mataram” pamphlets.

12-3-06.—First declaration of “Jugantar” newspaper by Bhupendra Nath Dutt as printer.

Apl.1906.vSedition Case against Khudiram Bose.

6-8-06.—Sedition Case against Khudiram Bose.

6-8-06.—First declaration of “Bande Mataram” newspaper by Kshettra Mohan Singh as printer.

Aug.06.—Chatra Vandar started.

Sep.06.—Hem Chandra Das left for France.

22-10-06.—Declaration by Amar Mukherjea as printer of Bande Mataram at 2/1 Creek Row.

5-11-06.—Declaration by Bhupendra as printer of “Jugantar” at 41 Champatala First Lane.

9-11-06.—Declaration for “Bande-Mataram” Press.

4-3-07.— Mr. Higginbotham shot at Kustia.

27-4-07.—Hindu-Mahomedan riot at Jamalpur mela (Mymen-singh).

20-5-07.—Declaration by Monmohan Ghose as printer of “Navasakti”newspaper at 48 Grey Street.

July '07.-Pamphlets “Ranonity” and “Mukti” kone Pathey” were interdicted under the Sea Customs Act.

Do. —Indian Sociologist” and “Gaelic American” were interdicted under the Sea Customs Act.

15-7-07.—Declaration of “Syndhya” at 23 Shibnarain Das Lane.

24-7-07.—Conviction under Section 124/A of Bhupendra Dutt who was sentenced to one year.

Aug.'07.—Prosecution of B. Upadhaya, Haricharan Das and Saroda Sen. Upadhaya died and other two tendered apology.

27-8-07—Sushil Sen sentenced to 15 stripes for assaulting S. I. Huey.

2-9-07.— Conviction of Basanta Bhattacharya, Printer of Jugantar,--imprisonment to two years.

23-9-07.—Conviction of Apurba Bose, printer of “Bande-Mataram” - to 3 months. Arabinda Ghose was acquitted.

Nov.'07.— Two attempts to wreck Lieutenant-Governor's trains between Chandernagore and Mankunda.

6-12-07.—L.G's train wrecked at Naraingarh.

26-12-07.— Indian National Congress held at Surat.

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16-1-08.—Conviction of Baikunta Acharya, printer of Jugantar, -to 2 years.

19-2-08.— Conviction of Manabendra Chatterjea, printer of Sandhaya.

Do.—Conviction of Manmohan Ghose of Navasakti- to 6 months.

4-4-08.—Swadeshi meeting stopped by Mayor of Chandernagore.

11-4-08.—Bomb thrown at the Mayor's house at Chandernagore.

30-4-08.— Muzzaffarpur outrage. Mrs. and Miss Kennedy killed.

2-5-08.— Profulla Chaki commited suicide at Waini Railway Station.

2-5-08.—Searches and arrests at 32 Muraripukur Road, 48 Grey Street, 34/1 Raja Navakrishen Street, 15 Gopi Mohan Datt's Lane, 134 Harrison Road, 23 Scott's Lane, 4/1 Harrison Road, 30/2 Harrison Road.

3-5-08.—Search and arrest of Dindoyal Bose,80 Collage Street.

Do. Search of the house of Satteyendra Nath Bose at Midnapure.

4-5-08.—Confessions of Barindra Ghose, Ullaskar Dutt, Indra Bhuson Roy, Upendra Nath Banerjea, recorded by Mr.Birley.

5-5-08.—Search and arrest of Narendra Gossain, the approver, at Srirampur.

Do.—Explosion at Indra Nath Nundy's house, 37 Collage Street.

Do.— Confession of Narendra Nath Bakshi.

6-5-08 Search of the house of Suresh and Satish Ganguly at Chandpur.

Do.—Second search at 32 Muraripukur Road.

7-5-08.—Third do do do.

8-5-08.— Fourth do do do.

Do.- Search of the house of Subodh Chandra Mullick at Benares.

10-5-08.— Search of the house of Hrishikesh Kanjilal, Chatra, Srirampur.

10-5-08.—Search of the house of Sudhir Kumar Sarkar at Khulna.

11-5-08.— Confession of Sudhir Kumar Sirkar.

11-5-08.— Confession of Hrishikesh Kanjilal.

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11-5-08.— Search of the house of Hemendra Nath Ghosh, Sagordari, Jessore.

12-5-08.— Search of the house of Krishna Jibon Sanyal at Kansat, Malda.

15-5-08.— Search of the house of Kailesh Sen, Beniachong, Sylhet.

15-508.— Confession of Birendra Nath Ghose.

16-5-08.—Confession of Krishna Jibon Sanyal.

17-5—08.—First Information of the case put in before Mr.Birley.

18-5-08.—Preliminary Enquiry began before Mr. Birley, District Magistrate of Alipur.

19-5-08.— Petition of complaint of the case filed.

19-5-08.—Search of No.4 Raja's Lane.

23-5-08.—do Bejoy Nag's house at Khulna.

23-5-08.—do. Indu Bhusan Sen's house at Srifaltola.

26-5-08.—do. Kunjolal Saha's house at Kustia.

28-5-08.— do. Seal's Lodge, Rohiny, Baidyanath junction.

2-6-08.— do. Purna Chandra Sen's house, Tamluq.

8-6-08.—do. Debabrata Bose's house, 55/3 Grey Street.

23-6-08.—do. Surendra Mukerjee's house at Bankura.

23-6-08.—do. Indra Nundy house,37 Collage Street.

1-7-08 — | do. Bejoy Bhattacharya's house, 10/1 Rani Sankary Lane.

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3-7-08.—do. Nikhilwar Roy Moulik's house, Dhamrai, Dacca.

19-8-08.— Commitment of the first batch to Court of Sessions by Mr. Birley.

31-8-08.— Murder of the approver Narendra Nath Gossain by Kanai Lal Dutt in the Presidency Jail.

14-9-08.— Commitment of the second batch of Court Of Sessions by Mr. Birley.

19-10-08.— Trial began before Mr. C.P. Beachcroft, the Additional Sessions Judge, Alipur.

10-2-09.— Public Prosecuter of Alipur, Babu Ashutosh Biswas shot down dead.

6—8-09.—Judgment of Sessions Court delivered.

9-8-09.—Hearing of Appeal in the High Court began.

23-11-09.—Judgment of Appellate Court delivered.

2-2-10.—Hearing of reference commenced before Mr. Justice Harrington.

20-1-10.—Murder of Inspector Huq in the High Court corridor.

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