Biru Murmu @ Kunkal vs State of West Bengal

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2025 Supreme(Cal) 1091

IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA
JOYMALYA BAGCHI, GAURANG KANTH
Biru Murmu @ Kunkal – Appellant
Versus
State of West Bengal – Respondent

Advocates Appeared:
For the Appellant : Mr. Kallol Mondal, Sr. Adv., Mr. Krishan Ray, Adv., Mr. Souvik Das, Adv., Mr. Anamitra Banerjee, Adv., Mr. Akbar Laskar, Adv.
For the Respondent: Ms. Zareen N. Khan, Adv.

JUDGMENT :

JOYMALYA BAGCHI, J.

1. Appeal is directed against judgment and order dated 30.01.2018 and 31.01.2018 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, 5th Court, Paschim Medinipur in Sessions Trial No. 02 (01) of 2015 arising out of Sessions Case No.18 (11) of 2014 convicting the appellant for commission of offence punishable under S.302/201 of the Indian Penal Code and sentencing him to suffer rigorous imprisonment for life and to pay a fine of Rs.10,000/-, in default, to suffer simple imprisonment for two years more for the offence punishable under S.302 IPC and to suffer simple imprisonment for three years and to pay a fine of Rs.1,000/-, in default, to suffer simple imprisonment for one year more for the offence punishable under S.201 IPC; both the sentences to run concurrently.

Prosecution case:

2. Prosecution case as alleged against the appellant is as follows: - Eighteen years ago, appellant had married Budhi Murmu. Initially their relationship was good. Thereafter, appellant started inflicting torture upon Budhi. On 13.06.2014, Budhi went missing. On 15.06.2014, body of a lady was seen floating in Talpukur of Gaighata. On the next day i.e. 16.06.2014 Nepal Soren, elde