Rabi Murmu vs State of West Bengal - 2025 Supreme(Cal) 550

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2025 Supreme(Cal) 550

IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA
RAJARSHI BHARADWAJ, APURBA SINHA RAY
Rabi Murmu – Appellant
Versus
State of West Bengal – Respondent

Advocates:
Advocate Appeared:
For the Appellant : Mr. Moinak Bakshi, Adv. Ms. Niketa Bhattacharjee, Adv.
For the State : Mr. Madhu Sudan Sur, Adv. Mr. Manoranjan Mahata, Adv.

JUDGMENT :

Apurba Sinha Ray, J.

1. The judgment of conviction and order dated 15.05.2013 and 16.05.2013 passed by the Learned Sessions Judge, Purulia in Sessions Trial No. 33 of 2012, Sessions Case No. 237 of 2012 was under challenge in this appeal on the grounds, inter alia that the order of conviction of the appellant under Section 302/201 of the Indian Penal Code sentencing the appellant to suffer imprisonment for life and to pay a fine of Rs. 2,000/-, in default to suffer further rigorous imprisonment for six months etc. was passed without considering the materials on record.

2. The learned counsel appearing for the appellant has submitted that the impugned judgment is not sustainable in law since no confessional statement of the convict under Section 27 of the Evidence Act was recorded by the investigation officer and further the places of recovery of weapons were not proved since there was no eye witness who saw the appellant to kill his parents. The seizure lists were not proved in accordance with law. Further the record shows that the police personnel accompanied the appellant to the places of occurrence. There was no FSL Report in respect of the seized weapons and other arti