IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA

CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

APPELLATE SIDE CRA 453 of 2013

Rabi Murmu

Vs.

The State of West Bengal.

Before: The Hon’ble Justice Rajarshi Bharadwaj

&

The Hon’ble Justice Apurba Sinha Ray

For the Appellant : Mr. Moinak Bakshi, Adv.

Ms. Niketa Bhattacharjee, Adv.

For the State : Mr. Madhu Sudan Sur, Adv.

Mr. Manoranjan Mahata, Adv.

CAV On : 14.07.2025 Judgment On : 29.08.2025

Apurba Sinha Ray, J.:-

1. The judgment of conviction and order dated 15.05.2013 and 16.05.2013 passed by the Learned Sessions Judge, Purulia in Sessions Trial No. 33 of 2012, Sessions Case No. 237 of 2012 was under challenge in this appeal on the grounds, inter alia that the order of conviction of the appellant under Section 302/201 of the Indian Penal Code sentencing the appellant to suffer imprisonment for life and to pay a fine of Rs. 2,000/-, in default to

suffer further rigorous imprisonment for six months etc. was passed without considering the materials on record.

2. The learned counsel appearing for the appellant has submitted that the impugned judgment is not sustainable in law since no confessional statement of the convict under Section 27 of the Evidence Act was recorded by the invest