SHYAM SABAR Vs. STATE OF WEST BENGAL

JUDGEMENT

(1.) This appeal is preferred by the appellants assailing a judgment and order of conviction dated December 10, 2013 and sentence dated December 11, 2013 passed by the learned Additional District & Sessions Judge, Fast Track 2nd Court, Purulia in Sessions Trial No.46/13 arising out the Sessions Case No.254/11. By virtue of the impugned judgment and order of conviction dated December 10, 2013 the appellants were held guilty of the offence punishable under Sections 302/34 IPC and convicted thereunder and sentenced each of them to suffer rigorous imprisonment for life and to pay fine of Rs.10,000/- only to the de facto complainant, for each of the convict and in default of payment of such fine, to suffer a further period of rigorous imprisonment of one year, for each in connection with the offence under Section 302 IPC.

(2.) The prosecution case, in brief was as under:-

(3.) An investigation report dated August 27, 2011 was prepared in presence of witnesses. PW nos.1, 5 and Dhirendra Nath Murmu were the witnesses of the above investigation report. Thereafter the PW 11 made over the dead body to PW 6, a constable attached to Belarampur Police Station for sending the same to Purulia Sadar Hospital for post mortem examination on the above dead body.