GOUTAM ROY Vs. THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THE present appeal is directed against the judgement of conviction and order of sentence passed on 18 -09 -2013 and 19 -09 -2013 by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, FTC - 5, Barasat, North 24 -Parganas, in Sessions Trial No. 6(1) 2008 (Sessions Case No. 17(11) 2006). By the said judgement and order, the trial court found the appellant, Goutam Roy @ Tam, guilty of the offence punishable under Sections 326/307 of I.P.C. and sentenced the appellant to suffer simple imprisonment for six years with fine of Rs. 10,000/ - for the offence under Section 307 of I.P.C. and to suffer simple imprisonment for five years with fine of Rs. 5000/ - for the offence under Section 326 of I.P.C.

(2.) THE facts leading to the appeal, in short, are as follows: -

(3.) CONSIDERING the materials collected during investigation, charges under Sections 326/307 of I.P.C. were framed against the appellant. The appellant denied the charges and pleaded his innocence all along. Persecution examined 7 witnesses in total and proved some documents as well. Defence tendered no evidence whatsoever. Considering the evidence, thus, produced on record, the Trial Court found the appellant guilty of the charges under Sections 326/307 of I.P.C., convicted the appellant accordingly and passed sentence against the appellant as mentioned earlier and hence, the appeal.