IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA Criminal Appellate Jurisdiction Appellate Side Present:

The Hon’ble Justice Debangsu Basak And The Hon’ble Justice Md. Shabbar Rashidi DR 7 of 2023 The State of West Bengal Vs.

Susanta Chowdhury With CRA (DB) 349 of 2023 Susanta Chowdhury Vs.

The State of West Bengal For the Appellant : Mr. Kallol Mondal Ld. Sr. Adv.

Mr. Krishan Ray, Adv.

Mr. Anamitra Banerjee, Adv.

For the State : Mr. Debashish Roy, Ld. PP Mrs. Amita Gaur, Adv. Mrs. Shaila Afrin, Adv.

Hearing Concluded on : May 23, 2025 Judgement on : June 11, 2025 DEBANGSU BASAK, J.:-

1. A death reference and an appeal have been heard analogously as they relate to the same impugned judgment of conviction dated August 29, 2023 and order of sentence dated August 31, 2023 passed by the Fast Track, Third Court, Behrampore, Murshidabad in Session Serial No. 1387 of 2022 subha karmakar

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convicting the appellant under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code and under Section 28 of the Arms Act and sentencing the appellant to death.

2. Appellant not being represented on several dates of hearing of the death reference and the appeal we had appointed the learne