JUDGMENT 1. This is a rule on the District Magistrate of Midnapur to show cause why he should not be directed to re-hear the appeal in the matter of the security demanded from the Petitioners to be of good behaviour, and to consider the case of each Petitioner on the evidence in the record. The Appellate judgment of the learned District Judge is not in compliance with the law and authorities on the subject. He was dealing with the cases of 17 persons and the evidence of 70 witnesses for the prosecution and 54 for the defence. This mass of evidence he disposes of in a very, what we may call, stereotyped manner, The name of not one of the accused, and the name of not one single witness, appear in the judgment of the learned District Magistrate. We have not the slightest doubt, as he mentions in his explanation, that he made notes for his guidance, with reference to each of the accused, as to what the witnesses against him said and what the witnesses in favour of him said, and that before writing his judgment he considered the evidence against each man. But this cannot be considered sufficient. It must appear, on the face of the judgment, that the case of each accused has been taken into consideration, and reasons should be given, as far as may be necessary, to show that the Appellate Court has devoted judicial attention to the case of each accused. The necessity is the greater, when, as in the present instance, a very large number of persons were jointly proceeded against and directed to furnish security for good behaviour. We are unable to accept the explanation that the Appellate judgment may be read in connection with, and as supplementary to the judgment of the Court of first instance. The Appellate judgment must be quite independent and stand by itself. 2. The only order, therefore, that we can pass in the matter of this rule is that the District Magistrate do re-hear the appeal and consider the case of each Petitioner on the evidence in the record. The rule is accordingly made absolute. Pending the re-hearing of the appeal by the District Magistrate the Petitioners will be released on ball to his satisfaction.