RG Kar rape and murder case: Kolkata court sentences Sanjay Roy to life imprisonment

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.
The 35-year-old civic volunteer, was convicted under Sections 64 (punishment for rape), 66 (punishment for causing death or a persistent vegetative state to a woman) and 101 (1) (murder) in a ruling that came five months after the August 9 incident sparked outrage and triggered massive protests of doctors in West Bengal.
While reading out its ruling, the court said it wasn’t “rarest of rare case”. “…so, for the rape (Section 64) you (Roy) are given life imprisonment with Rs 50,000 fine. If the fine isn’t paid, an extra five months have to be served. For Section 103(1) (murder) and for Section 66 (punishment for causing death or a persistent vegetative state to a woman), you are given a whole life (left term). Till your last breath, you will remain in jail,” Judge Anirban Das said
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