JUDGMENT :

Siddhartha Roy Chowdhury, J.

1. This criminal appeal challenges the judgement passed by learned Additional Sessions Judge, 3rd Court, Barrackpore in S.C. 358 of 2009 (S.T. Case No. 14 (2) 2010) on 28th June, 2018 whereby learned Trial Court was pleased to record an order of conviction, having found the appellant guilty for committing offence under Section 366 of the Indian Penal Code and sentenced him to suffer imprisonment for seven (7) years and to pay fine of Rs.5,000/-with a default clause.

2. Briefly stated, on 29th April, 2008 Mangal Mandi, father of the victim girl set the criminal administration of justice into motion by informing Inspector-in-Charge Kharda Police Station in writing that his daughter (hereinafter referred to as victim girl), who was a student of Bhairav Ganguly College went missing on and from 12th February, 2008. She left her house to attend Saraswati Puja in her college but did not come back. Her mobile phone was switched off. He informed the local police station and G.D. entry No. 961 dated 13th February, 2008 was recorded. Subsequently, he came to know from the friends of his daughter that his daughter came across a lady named Puja at Titagarh s