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

The Hon’ble Justice Soumen Sen And The Hon’ble Justice Uday Kumar C.R.A 234 of 2017 Durjodhan Pramanik & Ors.

Vs.

The State of West Bengal For the Appellants : Mr. Sudipta Maitra, Sr. Adv.

Mr. Sourav Chatterjee, Sr. Adv. Mr. Pawan Kumar Gupta, Adv.

Mr. Sougata Mitra, Adv.

Mr. Vijay Varma, Adv. Ms. Sofia Nesar, Adv.

Mr. Nikhil Gupta, Adv.

Mr. Subhadeep Maitra, Adv.

Mr. Santanu Sett, Adv.

Ms. Soma Chakraborty, Adv.

Ms. Subhasri Chatterjee, Adv.

Mr. Dwaipayan Biswas, Adv.

For the Respondent : Mr. Debasish Roy, Ld. P.P Ms. Amita Gaur, Adv.

Hearing concluded on : 28th March, 2025 Judgment dated : 25th April, 2025 Uday Kumar, J: -

1. This appeal is directed againstthe judgment of conviction dated

07.02.2017 and order of sentence dated 08.02.2017 passed by the learned Additional District and Sessions Judge, 3rd Court Purulia, in connection with Sessions Case No. 220 of 2014, Sessions Trial Case No. 30 of 2014, corresponding to G.R. Case No. 509 of 2014, which arose out of Balarampur Police Station Case No. 26 of 2014 dated 12.05.2014 under Sections

363/365/302/201/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereinafter referred t