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IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA
ANANYA BANDYOPADHYAY
Bhotto Sk. @ Bhottu Sk. @ Guddu – Appellant
Versus
State of West Bengal – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
Ananya Bandyopadhyay, J.
1. These two instant appeals are preferred against the judgment and order of conviction dated 19.09.2014 & 20.09.2014 passed by the Learned Additional District & Sessions Judge, 2nd Court, Barrackpore, North 24 Parganas in Sessions Trial No.03(03)2014 arising out of Sessions Case No.522/2013 & G.R. Case No.6061 of 2014 convicting the appellants under Sections 489B, 489C, 120B of the Indian Penal Code and sentencing them to suffer rigorous imprisonment for 4 years and also to pay a fine of Rs.2,000/- in default to suffer 1 month rigorous imprisonment more for the offence under Section 489B of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 and to suffer rigorous imprisonment for 4 years and also to pay a fine of Rs.2,000/- in default to suffer 1 month rigorous imprisonment more for the offence under Section 489C of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 and both the sentences were directed to run concurrently.
2. The prosecution case was instituted on the basis of a written complaint, as lodged by Inspector Atanu Ghosal of Special Operations Group, C.I.D., West Bengal (PW-1), before the Inspector-in-Charge of the Airport P.S., inter alia stated that on the basis of a secret source
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