IN THE HIGH COURT OF CALCUTTA CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

APPELLATE SIDE

Present:

The Hon’ble Justice Debangsu Basak

And

The Hon’ble Justice Md. Shabbar Rashidi

DEATH REFERENCE NO. 01 OF 2024

THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL … APPELLANT

Vs.

SK. HASINA SULTANA & ANR … RESPONDENTS

With

CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) NO. 114 OF 2024

SK. VANNUR SHA @ SK. VANNUR SA … APPELLANT

Vs.

STATE OF WEST BENGAL … RESPONDENT

CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) NO. 71 OF 2024

SK. HASINA SULTANA … APPELLANT

Vs.

STATE OF WEST BENGAL … RESPONDENT

For the Appellants : Mr. Sandipan Ganguly, Sr. Adv.

[In CRA (DB) 114/2024] Mr. Bibaswan Bhattacharya, Adv.

Ms. Manaswita Mukherjee, Adv.

[In CRA (DB) 71/2024 Mr. Dipak Kumar Prahladka, Adv.

Ms. Reshmi Khatun, Adv.

For the State : Mr. Debasish Roy, Ld. P.P.

Ms. Amita Gaur, Adv.

Ms. Nahid Ahmed, Adv.

Hearing concluded on : 15.07.2025 Judgment on : 21.08.2025 MD. SHABBAR RASHIDI, J.:-

1. The Death Reference and the two appeals have arisen out of the common impugned judgment of conviction dated February 27, 2024 and the order of sentence dated February 29, 2024 passed by learned Additional Sessions Judge, Fast Track Court - I, Howrah, in Sessions Trial No. 139 of 2016.

2. By the impugned judgment, the appellants were fo