Sabyasachi Roy @ Rana Roy vs State of West Bengal

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2025 Supreme(Cal) 563

IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA
Rajarshi Bharadwaj, Apurba Sinha Ray
Sabyasachi Roy @ Rana Roy – Appellant
Versus
State of West Bengal – Respondent

Advocates Appeared:
For the Appellant : Mr. Debanjan Chatterjee, Mr. Anirban Banerjee, Mr. Sayantan Banerjee, Ms. Kakan Das, Ms. Rimpa Adhikari, Mr. Sourav Saha
For the Respondent: Mr. Madhusudan Sur, APP, Mr. Monoranjan Mahata

Table of Content
1. factual background of the case (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8)
2. defendant's arguments regarding witness credibility and case inconsistencies (Para 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20)
3. court's analysis and evaluation of evidence (Para 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29)
4. conclusion affirming the conviction and sentencing (Para 30 , 31 , 32)

JUDGMENT :

Rajarshi Bharadwaj, J.

1. The appeal is directed against the judgment and order dated 07.10.2015 passed by the Learned Additional Sessions Judge, Bolpur in connection with Sessions Trial No. 2 of 2015 corresponding to Sessions Case No. 42 of 2015 arising out of Bolpur Police Station Case No. 171 of 2015 dated 13.04.2015 thereby convicting the appellant under section 302 of the Indian Penal Code (hereinafter referred to as ‘IPC’) and sentencing him to undergo imprisonment for life and pay a fine of Rs. 10,000/-.

2. The prosecution case, in brief, revolves around a gruesome incident that took place on 13.04.2015 at approximately 2:30 P.M. On the said date and time, the appellant arrived at the residence of his sister-in-law, Priya Laha, on a motorcycle bearing registration number WB 54