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1. Illegal arrest of the appellant. 2. Jurisdiction of the Court that tried the appellant. Analysis: Issue 1: Illegal Arrest The appellant argued that his arrest in Jind territory by a British Indian officer was illegal, thereby challenging the validity of the subsequent proceedings. The appellant was arrested by a Sub-Inspector of the British Indian Railway Police in Jind territory for the murder of his uncle. Despite the potential irregularity in the arrest, the Jind authorities cooperated with the British Indian police in bringing the appellant to justice. The High Court rejected the contention that the arrest affected the trial's validity, emphasizing that the appellant was lawfully surrendered to the Court in Rohtak by the Jind authorities. The case cited Ex parte Susannah Scott (1829) supported the notion that the Court's duty is to ensure the accused is amenable to justice rather than inquire into the circumstances of the arrest. Issue 2: Jurisdiction of the Court The second issue revolved around a typographical error in a Gazette Notification from 1924 regarding the exercise of criminal jurisdiction within lands occupied by specified railways. The appellant contended that the Notification did not clearly indicate the Court responsible for cases from the portion of the Southern Punjab Railway near Jind. However, the Privy Council dismissed this argument, interpreting the two dots in the Notification as equivalent to "do" or "ditto," thereby assigning jurisdiction to the Deputy Commissioner of Rohtak. Despite the appellant's objections, the Privy Council found the Notification's wording sufficient to establish the Court's jurisdiction at Rohtak. Consequently, as the appellant failed to substantiate either of his arguments, the Privy Council advised dismissing the appeal. By meticulously examining the legality of the arrest and the jurisdiction of the Court, the Privy Council upheld the trial's validity and affirmed the appellant's conviction for the murder of his uncle.
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