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ANANYA BANDYOPADHYAY
Sunil Malik @ Ramanandi – Appellant
Versus
State of West Bengal – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
ANANYA BANDYOPADHYAY, J.
1. This appeal is preferred against the judgment and order dated 08.12.2009 and 09.12.2009 passed by the Learned Additional Sessions Judge, Fast Track Court No. 1, Hooghly in Sessions Trial No. 11 of 2008 convicting the for the offence punishable under Section 304 Part-II of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 and sentenced him to suffer rigorous imprisonment for 7 years and a fine of Rs.10,000/-in default to suffer further rigorous imprisonment for 2 years more.
2. The prosecution case emanated out of a complaint lodged by one Sri Sukumar Singh at Pandua P.S. on 22.12.2004 which precisely stated that Smt. Kakali Roy, the younger daughter of the deceased Sambhu Roy and Smt. Sabita Roy, was married to Sushil Malik @ Ramanandi, the younger brother of accused Sunil who gave birth to a son. The accused Sunil, his mother Jhukki Malik and his wife Smt. Champa Malik resided jointly. Kishore Malik, the father of accused Sunil Malik resided separately. Sushil Malik resided elsewhere. Sushil Malik, the husband of Smt. Kakali Roy married for the second time elsewhere in Bihar at the instigation of the present accused persons as alleged. On 21.12.04 in between 8 p.m. a
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