TRIPURA HIGH COURT ISSUES ORDER ON SRI SUKANTA MURASING V/S THE STATE OF TRIPURA

AGARTALA, India, June 15 -- Tripura High Court issued the following order/judgement on May 13:

1. Heard Mr. K. Nath, learned counsel appearing for the appellant. Also heard Mr. Raju Datta, learned Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondent-State.

2. The appellant, by means of filing the present appeal have challenged the judgment and order of conviction and sentence dated 31.01.2025, passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, South Tripura, Belonia, in connection with case No. S.T.(Type-1) 11 of 2023, whereby the appellant had been convicted under Section 376(1) IPC, and sentenced to suffer rigorous imprisonment for 10(ten) years and also to pay a fine of Rs.1,00,000/- with default stipulation under Section 376(1) IPC.

3. The...