The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has approached the Calcutta High Court, seeking the maximum punishment for Sanjay Roy, the convict in the RG Kar rape and murder case.
Deputy Solicitor General Rajdeep Majumdar, representing the CBI, presented the matter before the division bench of Justice Debangshu Basak, stating that the agency completed the e-filing on Friday (January 24).
The court is set to hear the case on Monday.
Last Monday, the Sealdah court sentenced Sanjay Roy, the sole convict in the case, to life imprisonment. However, the West Bengal government moved the Calcutta High Court the following day, challenging the verdict and demanding the death penalty for Roy.
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee earlier expressed her dissatisfaction with the case's outcome.
“If the case stayed with us, we would have ensured the death penalty long back. The case was taken away from us. We had said that if we cannot do it, then hand it over to the CBI. Because we want justice,” The Indian Express quoted her as saying.
On Wednesday, the Calcutta High Court questioned the state government’s authority to challenge a lower court’s verdict in this case.
During the hearing, Justice Debangshu Basak’s division bench emphasized the need to hear arguments from all parties involved, including the victim’s family, the convict, and the CBI, before deciding whether to admit the state’s plea for the death penalty.
Deputy Solicitor General Rajdeep Majumdar, representing the CBI, presented the matter before the division bench of Justice Debangshu Basak, stating that the agency completed the e-filing on Friday (January 24).
The court is set to hear the case on Monday.
Last Monday, the Sealdah court sentenced Sanjay Roy, the sole convict in the case, to life imprisonment. However, the West Bengal government moved the Calcutta High Court the following day, challenging the verdict and demanding the death penalty for Roy.
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee earlier expressed her dissatisfaction with the case's outcome.
“If the case stayed with us, we would have ensured the death penalty long back. The case was taken away from us. We had said that if we cannot do it, then hand it over to the CBI. Because we want justice,” The Indian Express quoted her as saying.
On Wednesday, the Calcutta High Court questioned the state government’s authority to challenge a lower court’s verdict in this case.
During the hearing, Justice Debangshu Basak’s division bench emphasized the need to hear arguments from all parties involved, including the victim’s family, the convict, and the CBI, before deciding whether to admit the state’s plea for the death penalty.
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