Sudhakar Ruhidas vs State of West Bengal

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2022 Supreme(Cal) 1590

JOYMALYA BAGCHI, BIVAS PATTANAYAK
Sudhakar Ruhidas – Appellant
Versus
State of West Bengal – Respondent

Advocates:
Advocate Appeared:
For the Appellant : Mr. Moinak Bakshi, Adv.
For the Respondent: Mr. Neguive Ahmed, Mrs. Amita Gaur, Mr. Pratick Bose, Adv.

JUDGMENT :

Joymalya Bagchi, J.

1. Appellants have been convicted under Sections 498A/364/302/34 of the Indian Penal Code and have been sentenced to suffer rigorous imprisonment for life and to pay a fine of Rs. 50,000/-each to the de facto complainant, in default, to suffer further rigorous imprisonment for two years each for the offence punishable under Sections 302/34 of the Indian Penal Code and to suffer rigorous imprisonment for five years each and to pay a fine of Rs. 50,000/-each for the offence punishable under Sections 364/34 of the Indian Penal Code and to suffer simple imprisonment for one year and to pay a fine of Rs. 10,000/-each to the de facto complainant for the offence punishable under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code. All the sentences to run concurrently.

2. Appellants have assailed the aforesaid conviction and sentence in the present case.

3. Mrittika Ruhidas was married to Sudhakar Ruhidas of village Boro on 16th Baisakh, 1412 B.S. After marriage it is alleged Sudhakar Ruhidas and other in-laws including brother-in-law of the victim, Buddheswar Ruhidas subjected her to mental and physical torture. Mrittika bore such torture silently and continued to stay at he