Sri Debabrata Das vs The State Of Tripura
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                       HIGH COURT OF TRIPURA
                             AGARTALA
                           Crl.A(J) No.38 of 2023
Sri Debabrata Das
                                                          .........Appellant(s);
                                   Versus
The State of Tripura
                                                         .........Respondent(s).

For Appellant(s) : Mr. D.J. Saha, Advocate, Ms. Suchitra Ghosh, Advocate.

For Respondent(s) : Mr. S. Debnath, Addl. P.P. HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. APARESH KUMAR SINGH HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ARINDAM LODH

Order 12/09/2023

The appellant has been convicted under Section 366/34 of IPC

and under Section 376(1) of IPC and also under Section 4 of the POCSO

Act. He has been sentenced to suffer RI for 10 (ten) years and to pay fine of

Rs.20,000/- with a default sentence under Section 4 of the POCSO Act and

to suffer RI for 3 years and to pay fine of Rs.10,000/- with a default sentence

under Section 366 of IPC read with Section 34 of IPC. However, since the

convict has been sentenced under Section 4 of the POCSO Act, no sentence

has been passed under Section 376(1) of IPC. The other accused namely

Biki Das has been convicted under Section 366/34 of IPC and sentenced to

suffer RI for 3 years and to pay fine of Rs.10,000/- with a default sentence

under Section 366 of IPC read with Section 34 of IPC.

Admit.

Call for the lower Court records in connection with Special

(POCSO) 36 of 2021 from the Court of Special Judge (POCSO), West

Tripura, Agartala.

Office to prepare Paper Book after receipt of the LCRs.

Matter be listed for hearing in usual course.

Prayer for suspension of sentence made by the appellant

through IA No.01/2023 shall be considered after receipt of the lower Court

records.

Meanwhile, Registry to trace as to whether the other convict

has preferred any appeal against the impugned judgment.

(ARINDAM LODH), J (APARESH KUMAR SINGH), CJ

Pijush MUNNA SAHA Digitally signed by MUNNA SAHA Date: 2023.09.13 16:02:10 +05'30'