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ANANYA BANDYOPADHYAY
Md. Sahajan Molla @ Sajahan Molla – Appellant
Versus
State of West Bengal – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
Ananya Bandyopadhyay, J.
1. This appeal is preferred against the judgment and order dated 11th day of December, 2007 passed by the Learned Additional Sessions Judge, 11th Court, Alipore, South 24-Parganas in Sessions Trial No. 4(3)06 thereby convicting the accused-appellant under Section 376 of the Indian Penal Code and sentencing him to suffer rigorous imprisonment for 7 (seven) years and also to pay a fine of Rs.2,000/-and, in default, to suffer further rigorous imprisonment for 6 (six) months.
2. On 27th September, 1998 a written complaint was lodged at Baruipur Police Station by one Karima Khatoon, daughter of Md. Karim Molla of Village – 2 Ratanpur, Police Station – Baruipur, District – 24-Parganas (South), and the said case of the de facto complainant was to the following effect:
(ii) About two years ago suddenly one evening said Sajahan Molla asked the complainant to stand on the way when she was returning to her home after taking water from the tube-well and she replied in refusal.
(iii) Sajahan thereafter caught the complainant
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