IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA

CIRCUIT BENCH AT JALPAIGURI

CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

APPELLATE SIDE

Present:-

HON’BLE JUSTICE DEBANGSU BASAK

AND

HON’BLE JUSTICE CHAITALI CHATTERJEE DAS.

CRA 12 OF 2020

GOUTAM ROY

VS

THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL

For the Appellant : Mr. Sanjoy Mazoomder, Adv.

For the State : Mr. Aditi Shankar Chakraborty, Ld. A.P.P.

Dr. Arjun Chowdhury, Adv.

Last heard on : 13.01.2026 Judgement on : 16.01.2026 Uploaded on : 16.01.2026

CHAITALI CHATTERJEE DAS:-

1. This appeal has been filed under Section 374 (2) of the Code of Criminal

Procedure, 1973 against the judgement and order dated December 2, 2019 passed in POCSO case No. 17 of 2018 by the POCSO Court-cum-Additional Sessions Judge, 2nd Court, Cooch Behar convicting the accused/appellant

under Section 6 of the said Act and the order dated December 3, 2019 sentencing him to suffer rigorous imprisonment for 15 years.

Fact of the case

2. The prosecution case in a nutshell is that the accused is the father of the victim girl and approximately 10 years ago the wife of accused left him and went to Durgapur. The two sons of the accused are residing at Rajasthan. One day the accused return home in intoxicated condition and tortured the vi