THE JHARKHAND STORY DESK
Kolkata, Jan 22: The Calcutta High Court has scheduled the next hearing for January 27 in the case where the West Bengal government has filed an appeal against the trial court’s life imprisonment sentence of Sanjay Roy in the RG Kar rape and murder case.
The appeal, filed yesterday by Advocate General Kishore Dutta, seeks a death penalty for Roy.
On January 20, the Sealdah Civil and Criminal Court sentenced the accused Sanjay Roy to life imprisonment and imposed a fine of ₹50,000.
Calcutta High Court’s Division Bench of Justice Debangshu Basak has allowed the matter to be filed for further proceedings.
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The case pertains to the alleged rape and murder of a postgraduate medical trainee on August 9 last year, whose body was found in a seminar room at the RG Kar Hospital in Kolkata.
The main accused Sanjay Roy, a civic volunteer with the Kolkata Police, was arrested the day after the incident. The case was handed over to the CBI for investigation.
The in-camera trial started on November 12, during which 50 witnesses were examined. The hearing in the case concluded on January 9.
On Monday, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee voiced her dissatisfaction with the court’s decision to sentence Sanjay Roy to life imprisonment. She stated that if the case had been handled by the Kolkata Police, they would have ensured a death penalty.
The alleged crime sparked widespread outrage and prompted extended protests by junior doctors in Kolkata and across the nation, calling for justice for the victim and improved security measures in state-run hospitals.
