Sessions Trial No.4 of 1980 (appeal: Criminal App. No.280 of 1980, 89 CWN 128)
The Additional Sessions Judge, Asansol convicted sentry constable of Cokeoven police station, Durgapur for firing his rifle at driver [name withheld] inside the duty officer's room at 9:30 PM on 11 September 1975, killing him instantaneously (Sessions Trial No.4 of 1980). The court sentenced him to life imprisonment with a Rs.500 fine for murder plus 3 years RI for hurt, concurrent, and the Calcutta High Court dismissed his appeal on 27 November 1984.
This page documents a trial-court conviction from the cited sources below. It is not a High Court or Supreme Court finding; the conviction may have been appealed. Findings are attributed to the convicting court; this record does not add findings of its own.
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By judgment dated 27 November 1984, the Additional Sessions Judge, Asansol convicted the Sentry Constable, Cokeoven Police Station, Durgapur, Burdwan.
- Register number
- WB 37 CW 0001
- Case reference
- Criminal Appeal No.280 of 1980; reported in the judgment of the Calcutta High Court
- Court and date
- The Additional Sessions Judge, Asansol, 27 November 1984
- Officer(s) at the material time
- Sentry Constable, Cokeoven Police Station, Durgapur, Burdwan
- Present service status
- Not ascertained from the cited sources.
- Provisions invoked
- Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860; Section 324 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860
- Finding of the Court (extract)
- “The appellant was a sentry constable on duty attached to Cokeoven PS Durgapur District, Burdwan at the time of occurrence namely, 9 30 PM on 11.9.75.”
- Verdict, sentence and quantum
- Conviction recorded by the trial court. Sentence: Life imprisonment + Rs.500 fine (6 months RI in default) u/s 302; 3 years RI + Rs.100 fine (3 months RI in default) u/s 324; concurrent
- Present status of the proceedings
- The conviction was affirmed in appeal.
Compiled from the judgment and the cited sources. Findings are those of the court; this card adds none of its own.
Additional Sessions Judge, Asansol convicted the accused police personnel on 27 November 1984. The conviction was upheld on appeal. Appeal text.
Sentence & charges
Sentence: Life imprisonment + Rs.500 fine (6 months RI in default) u/s 302; 3 years RI + Rs.100 fine (3 months RI in default) u/s 324; concurrent
Sections: IPC 302; IPC 324
Appeal status
Upheld on appeal. Appeal text