IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA
CHAITALI CHATTERJEE DAS
Moslem Ali @ Sk Moslem Ali – Appellant
Versus
State Of West Bengal – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
CHAITALI CHATTERJEE DAS, J.
1. The instant criminal appeal has been filed against the judgement of conviction dated 28.8.2015 passed by the learned Additional Sessions, Judge, 2nd Court, Arambagh, Hooghly in Sessions Trial No. 2(1)11, CIS 004/14 there by passed the order of conviction against the appellant for commission of offences under Section 324 of the Indian penal code and sentencing him to suffer simple imprisonment for two years.
Brief resume of the fact
2. The prosecution case was emanated on the basis of a complaint lodged by the de-facto complainant before the officer in charge of Arambagh Police Station, Arambagh Hooghly on 12 .12.2006, alleging that on that day in the evening at about 7.30 P.M. when Sk. Malek of their village was returning home and reached at Gorpukur More near Alambagh Tirol pakka Road, then the miscreants surrounded him and uttered, filthy languages towards him and threatened him with a dire consequences then Moslem took out a knife and stabbed him. The accused/present appellant had a sharp and deadly dagger like weapon, and the brother of the accused Mukhtar Ali,& anr Sk.Mindu, Sk. Saharab @ Laltu all son of Anwar Ali, and Anwar Ali himsel
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