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IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA
SOUMEN SEN, UDAY KUMAR
Sahidul Rahaman @ Sahidul Islam @ Sahidul – Appellant
Versus
State of West Bengal – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
Uday Kumar, J.
1. Appellant Sahidul Rahaman has challenged the judgment of conviction dated 05.01.2017 and order of sentence dated 06.01.2017 passed by Learned Additional Sessions Judge, FTC – II, Islampur, Uttar Dinajpur in Sessions Case No. 137 of 2014, Sessions Trial No. 07 of 2015 arising out of G.R. Case No. 68 of 2012, in connection with Chopra Police Station Case No. 07 of 2012 dated 8th January, 2012 under Sections 498A/302/34 of Indian Penal Code, 1860 convicting the appellant and sentencing him to suffer life imprisonment and to pay a fine of Rs.50,000/- (Rupees Fifty Thousand only) as fine, in default, to suffer additional rigorous imprisonment for two years six months for non- payment of Rs. 50,000/- (Rupees Fifty Thousand only) in respect of offence punishable under Section 302 of Indian Penal Code, 1860 and to suffer a term of three years simple imprisonment and to pay a fine of Rs 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand Only), in default to suffer simple imprisonment of six months for the offence punishable under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, while other accused persons namely Ansarul, Sapila Khatun and Sapit Md. have been acquitted from the charges und
The court upheld the conviction under IPC Section 302, emphasizing that circumstantial evidence must form a complete chain, proving guilt beyond reasonable doubt without the accused providing an adeq....
In a murder conviction based on circumstantial evidence, multiple corroborative factors, including the last seen theory and absence of alternative explanations, can establish guilt beyond reasonable ....
In criminal cases based on circumstantial evidence, all links in the evidence chain must be established beyond reasonable doubt; mere suspicion is insufficient for conviction.
The main legal point established in the judgment is the application of the 'last seen together theory' and the reliance on circumstantial evidence, medical evidence, and recovery evidence to establis....
The prosecution must prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt in criminal cases, especially when relying on circumstantial evidence, which requires stringent adherence to established evidentiary standards....
The main legal point established is the requirement to fully establish circumstances in cases based on circumstantial evidence, the need for corroborating medical reports with other evidence, and the....
The sufficiency of circumstantial evidence to establish guilt beyond reasonable doubt.
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