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

The Hon’ble Justice Prasenjit Biswas C.R.A. 957 of 2013 Mubarak Ansari & Anr.

-Versus-

The State of West Bengal For the Appellant : Mr. Niladri Sekhar Ghosh, Mr. Shaharayar Alam.

For the State : Mr. Arindam Sen, Mr. Imran Ali.

Hearing concluded on : 07.05.2025 Judgment On : 25.06.2025 Prasenjit Biswas, J:-

1. This appeal is directed against the judgment of the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Fast Track 2nd Court, Islampur, Uttar Dinajpur in connection with Sessions Case No. 137 of 2011 (Sessions Trial No. 5 of 2012) corresponding to G.R. Case No. 475 of 2010, whereby the appellants-A1 and A2 were convicted for the offences punishable under Section 304B and 498A of the Indian Penal Code and each of them was sentenced to undergo imprisonment for a period of seven years for the offence under Section 304B of Indian Penal Code; imprisonment for one year and a fine of Rs. 1000/- i.d. further S.I. for six months for offence punishable under Section 498A of Indian Penal Code.

2. Factual matrix of the case is that-

“On 26.05.2007 the father of the victim namely, Jafir Ansari lodged a complaint before the Chaku