Death Sentence of Convict Who Killed Wife With Axe in Front of Son Commuted to Life Imprisonment: Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court's Circuit Bench at Jalpaiguri has refused to uphold the death penalty imposed on Sujit Dey Bhowmik, who was convicted of murdering his wife, Mitali Dey Bhowmick, with an axe at her parental home in Maynaguri, Jalpaiguri district. The Division Bench of Justice Shampa Sarkar and Justice Smita Das De upheld his conviction for murder under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and attempt to…
