Gopal Pandit vs The State Of West Bengal & Anr on 19 June, 2025

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The appeal is directed against the judgment of conviction dated March

23, 2022 and order of sentence dated March 24, 2022 passed by the

learned Additional Sessions Judge, Baruipur, South 24 Parganas in

connection with Special Sessions Trial No.22 of 2021 arising out of Spl

(CIS) No.152 of 2020.

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CRA (DB) 305 of 2023

2. By the impugned judgment of conviction, the appellant was convicted

of the offences punishable under Sections 363/366/376(3) of the

Indian Penal Code, 1860 read with Section 4 of the Protection of

Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012.

3. By the impugned order of sentence following the aforesaid conviction,

the appellant was sentenced to suffer rigorous imprisonment for four

years and to pay a fine of Rs.2,000/- and in default of payment of fine,

to suffer further imprisonment for three months for the offence

punishable under Section 363 of the Indian Penal Code. The appellant

was also sentenced to suffer rigorous imprisonment for five years with

a fine of Rs.5,000/- and in default of payment of fine, to suffer further

imprisonment for three months for the offence punishable under

Section 366 of the Indian Penal Code. The appellant was further

sentenced to suffer rigorous imprisonment for twenty years and to pay

a fine of Rs.10,000/- and in default of payment of such fine, the

appellant was directed to undergo further imprisonment for six months

for the offence punishable under Section 376(3) of the Indian Penal

Code. All the sentences were directed to run concurrently.



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