Kolkata Rape-Murder Case: High Court Hears Bengal Government's Plea for Death Penalty
Kolkata (The Uttam Hindu): The petition of the West Bengal government will be heard in the Calcutta High Court on Wednesday. In the petition, the state government has challenged the decision of a special court in Kolkata in the rape-murder case of a trainee female doctor of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital. The special court convicted Sanjay Roy in the rape-murder case of the trainee female doctor and sentenced him to life imprisonment on Monday.
On behalf of the West Bengal government, the state's Advocate General Kishore Dutta filed a petition in the division bench of Justice Debangsu Basak and Justice Shabbar Rashidi on Tuesday. In the petition, the government has demanded 'death' punishment for the culprit.
The division bench of the Calcutta High Court accepted the petition and the case will be heard today. According to the cause list available on the official website of the Calcutta High Court, the division bench will hear the case.
The special court had sentenced the convict Sanjay Roy to life imprisonment on Monday. After this, Chief Minister Banerjee had announced on Monday evening that the state government would approach the Calcutta High Court to challenge the court's decision. She had also said that the state government would demand the death penalty for the convict.
Addressing a state government meeting in Malda district on Tuesday afternoon, hours after the state advocate general filed a petition in the Calcutta High Court, the chief minister gave an explanation as to why he and his government were seeking the death penalty for the convict.
Advocate General Kishore Dutta filed the petition in the High Court on Tuesday. Hours later, CM Mamata, while addressing a state government meeting in Malda district, gave an explanation as to why she and her government were insisting on death penalty for the culprit.
The CM had said, “What is the meaning of life imprisonment? Often prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment are released on parole. If a convict is alive, there is a possibility that he may commit the same crime again. If a person chooses to be 'inhuman', how can society be 'humane' towards him? Hence, we sought 'death penalty' for the convict. This is indeed the rarest of rare crimes.”
