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Sealdah Court had convicted Sanjay on January 18. On January 20, the 164th day after the incident, a 172-page verdict was given on the punishment.
On August 9, 2024, Justice Anirban Das had sentenced life imprisonment to Sanjay Roy, the main accused in the rape and murder case of a trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical College in Kolkata. In the decision given on January 20, he had said that this does not fall in the category of rarest of rare cases, hence death sentence cannot be given. However, he made very harsh comments towards the police and the hospital.
Justice Anirban said that the police was careless in this case. During the sentencing, he said that the statement of the SI of Tala police station in this case is shocking. It shows how negligent the police officers were in this case.
On the decision of life imprisonment, he said- The job of Judiciary is to give justice on the basis of evidence, not on the basis of public sentiments. We must rise above the feeling of eye for eye and life for life.
First see that part of the order copy of Sealdah Sessions Court, in which it is written why Sanjay was not given death sentence…
6 comments of Justice Anirban during the verdict
1. Reported wrongdoing proudly in court Justice Anirban said, “The general diary made by the SI on August 9 had a time stamp of 10 am. Even at that time, there were no officers in the police station. The shocking thing is that the officers came to the witness box and confessed to their illegal activities. He is telling how the officers acted on such a sensitive issue, but he did not take anyone’s name. I condemn.”
2.ASI was taking care of the accused Justice Anirban said, “Assistant Sub-Inspector Anoop Dutta was taking care of the accused and Inspector Rupali Dutta left the accused’s mobile at the police station. However, there is no evidence to show that the mobile was tampered with.”
3. Why was the victim’s family kept under wraps? Justice Anirban asked, “Why were the victim’s family not advised to file a complaint first? The police have no answer to this. Why were they made to wait for hours before filing the complaint. Why did the victim’s family have to run here and there.” Why did Tala Police Station keep everything under wraps?”
4. Police Commissioner should show strictness Justice said that Kolkata Police Commissioner should show strictness in such cases. No one should get away with such illegal and negligent actions. In such cases, proper training should also be given to the officers for investigation. This was a case in which everything depended on circumstances, electronic and scientific evidence. If the police station had taken this case seriously from the beginning, this matter would not have become so complicated.
5. The hospital kept calling rape-murder a suicide Justice Anirban said, “The hospital kept calling the death of the victim a suicide. Their illegal dream could not be fulfilled because the junior doctors had started protesting. It was because of the hospital that the investigation of this case was delayed. No reason was given as to why the parents were made to wait so long to see their daughter after the victim’s death.”
6. Hospital administration raised suspicion He said, “The evidence shows that the hospital did not even inform the police properly. The actions of the administrative head of the hospital aroused suspicion. It seemed that he wanted to hide something. He was negligent in his work. However, these The negligence did not affect the case.
Said on life imprisonment – Justice based on evidence Justice Anirban said, “This crime was heinous, but it did not fall in the rarest of rare category, hence the death penalty was not imposed. The job of the judiciary is to uphold justice. We ensure that justice is given on the basis of evidence and not On the basis of public sentiments, we should now rise above the feeling of eye for eye and life for life.”
The victim’s family folded hands and said – no compensation is required
The judge said that the victim died in the hospital while on duty. It is the responsibility of the state government to provide compensation to the victim’s family. The court fixed compensation of Rs 10 lakh for the doctor’s death and Rs 7 lakh for rape. The parents of the trainee doctor present in the court folded their hands and said that we do not want compensation, but justice.
On this the judge said- I have fixed this compensation as per the law. You can use it however you want. Do not consider this amount as compensation for the rape and murder of your daughter.
Calcutta High Court gave permission to Mamata government to file petition
The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday gave permission to the West Bengal government to file an appeal against the order of the Sealdah court. Advocate General Kishore Dutta, appearing for the Mamata government, had requested to file an appeal in a division bench headed by Justice Debangsu Basak seeking death penalty for Roy, the only convict in the case. Read the full news…
