IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION APPELLATE SIDE Present:

The Hon’ble Justice Prasenjit Biswas Manik Shaw & Ors.

-Versus-

The State of West Bengal For the Appellants : Mr. Milon Mukherjee, Ld. Sr. Adv.

Mr. Swapan Kumar Mallick, Ms. Sudeshna Das.

For the State : Ms. Faria Hossain, Ld. APP Ms. Sonali Das.

Hearing concluded on : 04.11.2025 Judgment On : 21.01.2026 Prasenjit Biswas, J:-

1. The impugned judgment and order of conviction and sentence dated 26.02.2003 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, 2^nd Court, Barasat, North 24 Parganas in connection with S.T. No. 1(8)95 is assailed in this appeal.

2. By passing the impugned judgment the present appellant being appellant no. 1 was convicted under Section 498A/304B of the Indian Penal Code and was sentenced to suffer rigorous imprisonment for seven years along with a fine of Rs. 5000/- and in default of payment of fine to undergo further rigorous imprisonment for one year and the appellant Anuradha Shaw was also convicted under Section 498A/34 of the Indian Penal Code and was sentenced to suffer rigorous imprisonment for two years along with a fine of Rs. 1000/- and in default of payment of fine to suffe