IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA

CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

APPELLATE SIDE

PRESENT:

THE HON’BLE JUSTICE TIRTHANKAR GHOSH

C.R.A. 572 of 2018

Mantasir Alam @ Muntasir Alam

-versus-

The State of West Bengal

For the Appellant : Mr. Niladri Sekhar Ghosh, Adv.,

Mr. M.N. Chowdhury, Adv.,

Ms. Priyanka Saha, Adv., Ms. Laboni Sikdar, Adv.,

Mr. Souvik Das, Adv.

For the State-Respondent : Mrs. Rituparna De Ghosh, Adv.,

Mr. Saibal Krishna Dasgupta, Adv.

Reserved On : 27.10.2025 Judgement On : 16.12.2025

Tirthankar Ghosh, J. :-

The present appeal has been instituted challenging the judgment and

order of conviction and sentence dated 27.08.2018 & 30.08.2018 passed by the learned Additional District & Sessions Judge, 2^nd Court, Islampur, Uttar Dinajpur in Sessions Trial No. 37(3)17 arising out of Goalpokher Police Station Case No. 495 of 2015 dated 23.10.2015, wherein the learned Trial Court was pleased to hold the appellant guilty for commission of offences under Section 376 of the Indian Penal Code, convict him and sentenced him to suffer Rigorous Imprisonment for 7 (Seven) years and to pay fine of

Rs.20,000/- in default to suffer further Rigorous Imprisonment for a period of 6 (six) months.

Goalpokher Police St