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prosecution, which would otherwise
The Gov. added
have taken place.
however
that in the face of the Medical
Officer's report, which was to
the effect that the girl was
well-nourished and bore no
definite marks of ill-treatment,
the prospects of a conviction were
not great.
As a sequel to this case
the Governor issued instructions
on the 23rd April, 1929, that a
prosecution is to be attempted in
all similar cases, where any
witnesses at all are available,
whether or not there is any
prospect of securing a conviction,
provided that the charge is not
obviously malicious or untrue. He
hopes
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