After state govt, CBI moves Calcutta High Court seeking death penalty for R G Kar convict

Last Monday, Sanjay Roy, the lone convict successful the case, was sentenced to beingness imprisonment by the Sealdah court.

The authorities authorities connected Tuesday had moved the Calcutta High Court challenging the Sealdah court’s bid successful the case, seeking superior punishment for Roy.

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had earlier said, “If the lawsuit stayed with us, we would person ensured the decease punishment agelong back… The lawsuit was taken distant from us. We had said that if we cannot bash it, past manus it implicit to the CBI. Because we privation justice.”

The Calcutta High Court connected Wednesday questioned whether the authorities authorities had the close to situation the judgement of a little tribunal successful the case.

The part seat of Justice Debangshu Basak, portion proceeding the arguments of the CBI and the state, besides observed that the tribunal would similar to perceive the victim’s household and the convict’s broadside on with the CBI, earlier deciding connected the admittance of an entreaty whether to let the authorities to plead for decease penalty.