EDWARD COSTER Vs. STATE OF WEST BENGAL

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THE appellant preferred the instant appeal assailing the Judgment and Order of conviction passed in Sessions Trial No. 1(12)2000 by the Learned Sessions Judge, Bench -V, City Sessions Court, Calcutta on 30th June, 2003 convicting the appellant/petitioner under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code. He is sentenced to suffer rigorous imprisonment for life and pay a fine of Rs. 5000/ - and in default to suffer rigorous imprisonment for six months.

(2.) THE case made out by the prosecution may be summed up thus.

(3.) THE prosecution case is based on the evidence of P.W. 2 being the alleged sole eye witness to prove that the accused committed murder of the deceased.