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

The Hon’ble Justice Debangsu Basak And The Hon’ble Justice Md. Shabbar Rashidi CRA 242 of 2021 CRAN 1 of 2021 CRAN 2 of 2025 Dilip Dey @ Dila Vs.

The State of West Bengal With CRA 729 of 2006 Manoj Singh @ Mota Manoj Vs.

The State of West Bengal For the Appellant : Ms. Anita Kaunda, Adv.

[In CRA 242 of 2021] Ms. Anubrata Dutta, Adv.

[In CRA 729 of 2006] : Mr. Amit Ranjan Pati, Adv.

For the State : Mr. Debasish Roy, Ld. PP [In CRA 242 of 2021] Ms. Sreyashree Biswas, Adv.

Mr. Asif Dewan, Adv.

[In CRA 729 of 2006] : Mr. Binoy Panda, Adv.

Mr. S. Bhakat, Adv.

Heard on : 25.08.2025 Judgment on : 24.09.2025 Md. Shabbar Rashidi, J.:-

1. Appeal is directed against the judgment of conviction dated April 29, 2006 and order of sentence dated May 3, 2006 passed by learned Additional Sessions Judge, 2nd Court, Alipore in connection with Sessions Trial No. 1(2) of 2003.

2. By the impugned judgment, the appellants were convicted of the offence punishable under Section 302/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. In addition, the appellant Manoj Singh @ Mota Manoj was also convicted of the offences punishable under Section 25(1B) (