IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA

CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

APPELLATE SIDE

Present:

The Hon’ble Justice Prasenjit Biswas

Amanat Laskar@Kochi @ Amanat Ali Laskar

-Versus-

The State of West Bengal & Anr.

For the Appellant : Mr. Sibaji Kumar Das,

Mr. Anirudhha Bhattacharyya,

Ms. Anushka Bose,

Ms. Rai Das,

Mr. Uttam Mukherjee.

For the State : Ms. Baishali Basu,

Md. Kutubuddin.

Hearing concluded on : 16.09.2025 Judgment On : 27.11.2025

Prasenjit Biswas, J:-

1. The impugned judgment and order dated 30.03.2017 passed by the

learned Additional Sessions Judge, 15th Court, Alipore, South 24 Parganas, in Sessions Case No. 87(09)/2003 (Sessions Trial No.

01(07)2006 is assailed in this appeal.

2. By passing the impugned judgment, the present appellant was

found guilty for commission of offence punishable under Section

417 of the Indian Penal Code and he was sentenced to suffer rigorous imprisonment for six months along with fine of Rs. 50000/- and in default of payment of fine he has to undergo further rigorous imprisonment for six months.

3. Being aggrieved by and dissatisfied with the impugned judgment and order of conviction passed by the leaned Trial Court, the present appeal is preferred at the behest of the