Judgment

Arijit Pasayat, J.—The tribe of roadside Romeos and eve teasers is fast increasing and their insane infatuations of grave depravity condescend to such condemnable proportions causing serious onslaught on the decency and sanctity of public life. Innocent women are the victims, and the fate of good Samaritans like Pravin Pathak (hereinafter referred to as the ‘deceased’) is untimely departure from this earth. Gone are the days when people used to wish that the tribe of good Samaritans like Abu Ben Adhem would increase. On 30.9.1991, deceased was allegedly stabbed to death by appel­lants Banti@ Guddu and Teekaram (hereinafter referred to as the accused by their respective­ names).

2. Prosecution version in a nutshell is as follows:

The occurrence took place in the street of Nagar Nigam Dholi Buwa Ka Pul on 30.9.1991 at 9.15 p.m. For that complainant Kamal Pathak (PW-1) lodged complaint in Janakganj police station on the same day at about 10.10 p.m. in which it was stated that, at the time of occurrence the complainant and Laxuman Das (DW-1) were coming from market. At that time they heard the sound of altercation. They saw that accused Banti@ Guddu and Teekaram were assaulti