LAWS(TRIP)-2019-11-3

SASTHI CHAKRABORTY Vs. STATE OF TRIPURA

Decided On November 01, 2019
Sasthi Chakraborty Appellant
V/S
STATE OF TRIPURA Respondents

JUDGEMENT

(1.) In K.S. Puttaswamy v. Union of India, (2017) 10 SCC 1, Hon 'ble Apex Court of our land observed:

(2.) In a murderous assault, one member of Tripura Legislative Assembly and one of his associates were killed, and four others had suffered simple/grievous injuries on their persons. Altogether, initially twenty five persons were tried by Additional Sessions Judge, West Tripura, Agartala (Court No.2) for various offences. The trial was concluded with judgement and order of acquittal for five of them and conviction and sentence of the other twelve, recorded under Sections 147/148/120B/326/307 and 302 read with Section 149 of IPC and Section 3 of the Explosive Substances Act read with Section 149 of IPC. It is to be mentioned here, in the meanwhile, seven accused persons died and one is still absconding. The incident occurred on 07.04.1983 in between 10.45/11.00 hrs. and the trial was completed with the judgment dated 29.04.2016 and 30.04.2016 respectively as aforesaid.

(3.) Twelve convicts, namely Shri Sasthi Chakraborty, Shri Kajal Roy @ Kajal Kumar Roy @ Kajal Sutradhar, Shri Abhoy Kanta Bhushan @ Abhoy Bhushan, Shri Uttam Saha, Shri Sukhendu Das, Shri Babul Das, Shri Chinmoy Ghosh, Shri Hiranmoy Ghosh, Shri Mrinal Sengupta, Shri Pradul Sengupta, Shri Sajal Sarkar and Shri Bijoy Kumar Das have filed a joint appeal registered as Criminal Appeal (J) No.35 of 2016, titled as Sasti Chakraborty and Ors. v. State of Tripura.