Who provided legal defence to the people arrested in the aftermath of Chauri Chaura incident?
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Answer: B. After the Chauri Chaura incident (February 1922), the Gorakhpur sessions court sentenced 170 people to death. Madan Mohan Malaviya, along with Krishna Kant Malaviya, took up their defence in the appeal before the Allahabad High Court in 1923. Only 19 death sentences were upheld; the rest were reduced or the accused acquitted.
Watch for: C. R. Das and Jinnah were famous lawyers, so they look likely, but Malaviya led this defence.
Why the other options are wrong
- A. C. R. Das was a famous lawyer, but he did not lead the Chauri Chaura defence.
- C. Kitchlew and Nizami were not the defence lawyers in this case.
- D. Jinnah was not involved in the Chauri Chaura trials.
Source to check: Shahid Amin, 'Event, Metaphor, Memory: Chauri Chaura 1922-1992'; Bipan Chandra, 'India's Struggle for Independence'
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