Q54
Indian National MovementQuit India, INA & Towards Independence
Who was the defence lawyer at the INA trials of 1946?
- a.Jawaharlal Nehru
- b.Bhulabhai Desai
- c.Tejbahadur Sapru
- d.All of the above
Answer: (D) All of the above
The INA trials (1945–46), held at the Red Fort, saw a constellation of prominent lawyers defend the accused, including Bhulabhai Desai (the lead counsel), Jawaharlal Nehru, Tej Bahadur Sapru, Asaf Ali, Kailash Nath Katju, and Horilal Varma. The trials galvanised nationalist sentiment across India.