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

The Hon’ble Justice Prasenjit Biswas Mudi Singh -Versus-

The State of West Bengal For the Appellant : Mr. Dipanjan Chatterjee, Mr. Sankar Paul, Ms. Kumari Shipra roy, Ms. Kakan Das.

For the State : Mr. Arnab Chatterjee, Ms. Rituparna Saha.

Hearing concluded on : 21.08.2025 Judgment On : 31.10.2025 Prasenjit Biswas, J:-

1. This appeal is directed at the instance of the appellant against the impugned judgment and order dated 07.07.2000 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Islampur in connection with Sessions Case No. 37/98, corresponding to Sessions Trial No. 13/99.

2. By passing the impugned judgement this appellant was found guilty for commission of offence punishable under Sections 376 and 415 of the Indian Penal code and was sentenced to suffer rigorous imprisonment for two years along with a fine of Rs. 7000/- and in default of payment of fine to undergo further rigorous imprisonment for one year. Being aggrieved and dissatisfied with the said impugned judgment and order of conviction passed by the learned Trial Court, the present appeal is preferred by the appellant.

3. The complainant fi