IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA

CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

APPELLATE SIDE

Present:

The Hon’ble Justice Prasenjit Biswas

Raju Adhikary & Ors

-Versus-

The State of West Bengal

For the Appellants : Mr. Krishnendu Bhattacharya,

Mr. Anirban Kumar Banerjee,

Mr. Subhasri Chatterjee.

For the State : Mr. Imran Ali,

Mr. Abhishek Verma.

Hearing concluded on : 28.08.2025 Judgment On : 24.09.2025

Prasenjit Biswas, J:-

1. This appeal is directed against the impugned judgment and order of

conviction dated 20.03.2010 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Fast Track, 1st Court, Baruipur in connection with Sessions

Trial No. 10(1)06 arising out Sessions Case No. 4(9)05 at the behest of the appellants.

2. By passing the impugned judgment these appellants were found guilty for commission of offence punishable under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code and they were sentenced to suffer simple imprisonment for three years each and to pay a fine of Rs. 10000/- each and in default of payment of fine to undergo further simple imprisonment for nine months. It is further directed by the learned Trial Court that if the fine amount is realized, then 15% of the realized amount will be paid to the parents of the v