AGARTALA, India, Feb. 9 -- Tripura High Court issued the following order/judgement on Jan. 8:
1. Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure has been resorted to by Smt. Pinki Saha Roy with a prayer for release of her husband, Sri Raju Barman, the accused applicant, on bail in connection with Airport P.S. Case No.37 of 2024, registered under Sections 302/120B of Indian Penal Code [in short, the IPC], Section 27 of the Arms Act and with added Sections 201/34 of the IPC. The accused was arrested on 10.07.2024 at Naamghar, Chatabari, P.S. Boko, Kamrup, Assam and since then, he is in custody for more than 496 days.
[2] On 30.04.2024, at around 2025 hours, the informant, Sri Srikanta Guha, SI of Airport P.S. received a telephonic information that a person had been shot at Hatipara under Airport P.S. The police rushed to the spot and found one dead body lying on the side of the road with bullet injuries. Said person was taken to ILS Hospital, Agartala, wherein the Doctor declared him dead and the body was identified to be of Durga Prasanna Deb @ Viki, the then Secretary of Bharat Ratna Club. During local inquiry, it was learned by the police authority that the said incident occurred at about 2010 hours, when the deceased was sitting in a vehicle bearing registration No.TR-06-A-0745 and the said vehicle was parked at Hatipara in front of one medicine shop.
[3] From the near relatives of the deceased, it also revealed that the present accused, Sri Raju Barman along with Sri Rakesh Barman, Sri Debabrata Barman, Sri Biman Das, Sri Pradyut Dhar Chowdhury and some others, entered into a some criminal conspiracy and were involved in the murder of the deceased. Said police officer accordingly lodged a suo-moto FIR against them.
[4] The police authority accordingly registered the above said case and started the investigation.
[5] Meanwhile, the wife of the deceased filed another written FIR against said Sri Raju Barman and 6[six] others alleging that on 30.04.2024, the deceased informed her over phone that he had gone to the house of Sri Biman Das at Gandhigram on his call and that he had also informed the said fact to one of their neighbours, namely Sri Ajoy Sarkar. Thereafter, at around 8.24 pm in the night, one person informed the elder brother of the deceased that the deceased was found lying with bleeding injuries at Shalbagan BSF para and he was then taken to ILS hospital wherein he was declared as dead. There was sign of bullet injuries on his forehead and chest. It was further alleged that her husband had told her that for last few days, the accused persons were giving threat to kill him as he had protested against their antisocial activities. The said FIR was tagged with the investigation of this case.
[6] During the investigation, the police authority arrested two female accused persons, namely Smt. Susmita Sarkar and her mother, Smt. Uma Sarkar. Their confessional statements were recorded by the Judicial Magistrate after observing all codal formalities. Smt. Susmita Sarkar stated before the Magistrate that after Durga Puja celebrations, one day her younger sister went to Ushabazar for purchasing some medicines and at that time, the deceased came near to her with a vehicle and ultimately, took her to a tea garden and uttered certain filthy comments regarding her breasts and when she told the deceased that her mobile location was on, out of fear, he dropped her again at Ushabazar area.
*Rest of the document can be viewed at: (https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/ecourtindiaHC/cases/display_pdf.php?filename=A9S7c5LDIsB6RXaCf816xxiUpoBcNKC3Oot81NNt3g0ns6TQevFMdABLn75C7EMG&caseno=BA/114/2025&cCode=1&cino=TRHC010019302025&state_code=20&appFlag=)
Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication.
