Application for the Release of Mr. Pinsent: Mr. C. P. T. Pinsent, of the firm of Messrs. Shaw and Winch, was arrested on Saturday last on a decree against him granted by the High Court in favour of one Doraisawmy Aiyar, for Re. 4,200. He was taken before Mr. Justice Hutchins, at His Lordship’s house, where he was released on Mr. Champion’s bail. On Monday an application was made by Mr. Champion for the release of Mr. Pinsent on bail. The application was adjourned till today, when it was resumed before Mr. Justice Kernan. Mr. Champion said that his client was about to file a bond of all his assets and liabilities under section 336. Mr. Reddy Branson appeared for the plaintiff and opposed the application. His Lordship said that the Section of the Civil Procedure Code under which Mr. Champion moved was not applicable. The High Court was a Court of Bankruptcy and was governed by an English statute. Mr. Branson said that if Mr. Pinsent were sent to jail the money would soon be forthcoming. He considered that if the case was frequently adjourned it would frustrate the ends of justice. Mr. Champion said that a trust deed had been made, and several, though not all the creditors had signed it. His Lordship said that he remembered having read a decision about the inapplicability of the section in this case somewhere. He would ask the Reporter to look up this decision and would in the meanwhile consult the Chief Justice on the point. The application stands over till Friday next.
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GRO0133 India: Charles Powell Tronson Pinsent: 1849 – 1904