The West Bengal government has appealed to the Calcutta High Court`s (HC) Division Bench against the trial court`s life imprisonment verdict handed over to Sanjay Roy in the Kolkata rape-murder case.

The Calcutta High Court will take up the matter next on January 27 before deciding whether the West Bengal government’s appeal can be filed for hearing

Sanjay Roy was held guilty under Sections 66 (rape), 64 (causing injury resulting in death) and 103 (1) (murder) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.

Senior resident doctor of MMCH Pallavi Bandhopadhay, who is an anesthetist, said the CID is ‘trying to falsely implicate’ her instead of probing the nature of the saline

The Sealdah Civil and Criminal Court has handed life imprisonment for sole accused Sanjay Roy in the horrific rape-and-murder case.

Kolkata: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday opposed the Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal Government's appeal for the death penalty to Sanjay Roy, the convict in the RG Kar rape and murder case. The federal probe agency said that the state could not file an appeal in the area as it probed the matter.

The Calcutta High Court granted permission for the West Bengal government to appeal the life sentence given to Sanjay Roy in the RG Kar hospital doctor's rape and murder case.

The West Bengal government on Tuesday moved to the Calcutta High Court demanding capital punishment for the accused Sanjay Roy in the RG Kar rape and murder case, against the Sealdah Civil and Criminal Court order giving life imprisonment.

The Calcutta High Court today, Tuesday, January 21, granted permission to the West Bengal government to file an appeal against the Sealdah court's order regarding the RG Kar convict's sentencing, reported PTI.

The West Bengal government appeals for the death penalty in the Sanjoy Roy case after a sessions court sentences him to life imprisonment for the rape and murder of a junior doctor. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee expresses dissatisfaction,