sanjoy roy case

Mitigating circumstances: Why RG Kar rape case convict was not given death penalty | Explained News

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The CBI had argued strongly for the death penalty in the case that shook West Bengal and triggered several weeks of protests and strikes by doctors. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had demanded death for the murderer. The Supreme Court has held that a sentence of death should be passed only in the “rarest … Read more

Life sentence for RG Kar convict as Kolkata court denies it is ‘rarest of the rare’ crime | Kolkata News

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A court in Kolkata’s Sealdah Monday sentenced Sanjoy Roy to life imprisonment “until his last breath” for the rape and murder of a junior doctor at the state-run RG Kar College and Hospital. Roy, a 35-year-old civic volunteer, was convicted under Sections 64 (punishment for rape), 66 (punishment for causing death or a persistent vegetative … Read more