(1.) In a Sessions trial held before the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Diamond Harbour, 24 Parganas (South) the appellant Sagar Das @ Gadai was convicted under Sections 302/376/201 of the Indian Penal Code. The Trial Court for his conviction under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code passed a sentence of death. Simultaneously, he was also sentenced to suffer rigorous imprisonment for 10 years and rigorous imprisonment for 2 years and fine with default clause for his conviction under Sections 376/201 of the Indian Penal Code.
(2.) Going through the materials on record we find the prosecution case goes like this;
(3.) The case of the prosecution completely rests on circumstantial evidence and prosecution to prove its case examined as many as 16 witnesses.