IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION APPELLATE SIDE PRESENT:

THE HON’BLE JUSTICE TIRTHANKAR GHOSH C.R.A. (SB) 113 of 2022 Lalu Sk. -versus-

The State of West Bengal & Anr.

With C.R.R. 3940 of 2022 The Victim Girl of POCSO Case No. 02 of 2019 -versus-

The State of West Bengal & Anr.

Mr. Soumik Ganguli, Adv., Mr. Ranadeb Sengupta, Adv.

…for the appellant in CRA (SB) 113 of 2022) &

Opposite Party No. 2 in CRR 3940 of 2022.

Mr. Mrityunjoy Chatterjee, Adv., Mr. Manas Das, Adv., Ms. Suchismita Chakraborty, Adv., Mr. Arindam Poali, Adv., Mr. Arka Roy, Adv.

…for the Respondent No. 2 in CRA (SB) 113 of

2022 & the Petitioner in CRR 3940 of 2022 Mr. Debashis Roy, Ld. P.P.

Mr. Sandip Chakraborty, Adv., Mr. Saryati Datta, Adv.

…for the State Hearing Concluded On : 27.10.2025 Judgement On : 24.11.2025 Tirthankar Ghosh, J. :-

The present appeal has been preferred challenging the judgment and order of conviction and sentence dated 27.07.2022 passed by the Learned Additional Sessions Judge Cum Special Judge under POCSO Act, 2012, Bishnupur, Bankura in POCSO Trial No. 04/2019 in connection with POCSO Case No. 02/2019 and arising out of Bishnupur P.S. Case No. 27/19, wherein the learned t