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

The Hon’ble Justice Prasenjit Biswas C.R.A. 222 of 1988 Gour Chandra Bera & Ors -Versus-

The State of West Bengal For the Appellants : Ms. Madhusree Banerjee, Amicus Curiae For the State : Mr. Avishek Sinha.

Hearing concluded on : 17.06.2025 Judgment On : 23.07.2025 Prasenjit Biswas, J:-

1. The impugned judgment and order of conviction dated 28.05.1988 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, 1st Court, Midnapore in connection with Sessions Trial No. X of January, 1988 is assailed in this appeal.

2. Being aggrieved and dissatisfied with the said impugned judgment and order the present appeal is preferred at the behest of the appellants-

convicts.

3. By passing the impugned judgment, these accused persons were found guilty for commission of offence punishable under Section 307/34 of the Indian Penal Code and they were sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for four years each.

4. The case of the prosecution in nutshell is as follows:

“The instant case was started on the basis of a complaint lodged by the de-facto complainant by stating interalia that the relationship between the victim and his b