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

The Hon’ble Justice Prasenjit Biswas C.R.A. 150 of 2009 Dilip Das & Ors.

-Versus-

The State of West Bengal For the Appellants : Mr. Swapan Kumar Mallick, Ms. Sudeshna Das, Ms. Puja Naskar.

For the State : Ms. Faria Hossain, A.P.P.

Mr. Asif Dewan.

Hearing concluded on : 21.04.2025 Judgment On : 30.04.2025 Prasenjit Biswas, J:-

1. This Criminal Appeal is filed by the appellants against the judgment and order of conviction and sentence dated 10.04.2008 passed in Sessions Case No. 3(2)/05 (Sessions Trial No. 8(6)/05) by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Fast Track Court, Baruipur finding the appellants guilty for commission of the offence under Section 498A and convicted and sentenced them to undergo three years simple imprisonment and to pay a fine of Rs. 5,000/- each and in default to simple imprisonment for one year and if the fine is paid 50% of the realised amount should be handed over to the legal heirs of the deceased. The appellants were acquitted under Section 235(1) of the Code of Criminal Procedure from the charges framed under Sections 304B/302 of the Indian Penal Code.

2. Shorn of details,