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17. I would therefore let out the applicants under certain conditions to be found in the order of the Court on bail to be furnished to the satisfaction of the District Magistrate, such bail being adequate but not excessive.
Boys, J.
18. This is an application for bail made by H. L. Hutchinson in what is known as "the Meerut Conspirancy Case."
19. The applicant was arrested in June 1929 and the magisterial enquiry against . him and a number of other persons proceeded into a charge framed under Section 121-A, I. P.C. The charge reads that:
36. I am of opinion that the applicant should be released on bail to the satisfaction of the District Magistrate, who, in determining the amount of personal bail and the amounts in which he will demand sureties, will bear in mind no doubt the fact that the object must be really and only to secure the attendance of the accused in Court at Meerut on all days during which the trial proceeds. The release on bail will be subject to the conditions set out in the order of the Court.
ORDER
37. We direct that the applicant Mr. H. It. Hutchinson be admitted to bail to the satisfaction of the District Magistrate who will, of course, see that the bail is adequate but not excessive.