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JOYMALYA BAGCHI, BIVAS PATTANAYAK
Budhin Soren – Appellant
Versus
State Of West Bengal – Respondent
JUDGMENT
Joymalya Bagchi, J. - CRa 66 of 2014 and CRa 64 of 2014 are dismissed as not maintainable.
appeals being CRa 88 of 2014 and 993 of 2013 are directed against the judgment and order dated 26th November, 2013 and 27th November, 2013 passed by the learned additional District and Sessions Judge, Fast Track Court, Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur convicting the appellants for commission of offence punishable under Section 498a/306/34 of the Indian Penal Code and sentencing Shyamal Mardi (appellant in CRa 88 of 2014) to suffer rigorous imprisonment for three years and also to pay fine of Rs.2,000/-, in default, to suffer further regirous imprisonment for three months for the offence punishable under Section 498a/34 of the Indian Penal Code and with a further direction that Shyamal Mardi (appellant in CRa 88 of 2014) shall suffer rigorous imprisonment for ten years and shall pay of fine Rs. 5,000/-, in default, to suffer rigorous imprisonment for six months more for offence punishable under section 306/34 of Indian Penal Code and the appellants Baidyanath Mardi & Budhin Soren (appellants in CRa 993 of 2013) shall suffer simple imprisonment for three years each and also to pay fine of Rs.
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