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

The Hon’ble Justice Prasenjit Biswas C.R.A. 21 of 2015 Balai Kule @ Surajit Kule -Versus-

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

For the State : Mr. Saibal Bapuli, Ld. APP Mr. Bibaswan Bhattacharya Hearing concluded on : 20.03.2025 Judgment On : 02.04.2025 Prasenjit Biswas, J:-

1. The challenge in this appeal is to the judgment and order dated

22.12.2014 and 23.12.2014 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, 3rd Court, Tamluk, in Sessions Trial No. 1(07) of 2014 arising out of Sessions Case No. 217(April) 2014 thereby convicted the appellant Balai Kule @ Surajit Kule for the offence punishable under Section 363 of the Indian Penal Code and sentencing him to suffer simple imprisonment for five years and to pay fine of Rs. 2000/- in default to suffer simple imprisonment for two months.

2. This appellant (herein) along with two others namely, Dilip Kule and Suchitra Kule were arrayed to face charge under Section 363/366/34 of the Indian Penal Code to which they pleaded not guilty and claimed to be tried. As a result, trial commenced against them.