Question

Who were the advocates appointed by the Indian National Congress to take up the case of the INA officers Shah Nawaz Khan, Gurbaksh Dhillon, and Prem Sahgal at the historic Red Fort at Delhi?

• A. Bhulabhai Desai, M.A. Jinnah and Jawaharlal Nehru
• B. Bhulabhai Desai, Tej Bahadur Sapru and Jawaharlal Nehru
• C. Jawaharlal Nehru, M.A. Jinnah and Sarat Chandra Bose
• D. C. Rajgopalachari, Sardar Patel and Feroz Gandhi.

Answer 1

The correct option is B Bhulabhai Desai, Tej Bahadur Sapru and Jawaharlal Nehru

The British government charged the officers of the Indian National Army with treason. The proceedings of their trial began before the military tribunal held in Red Fort of Delhi. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, Bhulabhai Desai, Tej Bahadur Sapru and other distinguished jurists defended them. The military tribunal held them guilty and they were sentenced to life imprisonment.