RG Kar Rape-Murder Case: Calcutta HC to Hear Sanjay Roy’s Plea & CBI’s Death Penalty Appeal in September

Calcutta High Court to hear convict Sanjay Roy’s appeal against life sentence in RG Kar rape-murder case. CBI seeks death penalty, calling it a “rarest of rare” crime.

RG Kar Rape-Murder Case: ‘Not Rarest of Rare Crime, One Must Rise Above Instinct of an Eye for an Eye’ – Judge’s Verdict

A Kolkata court criticized police and RG Kar Medical College for mishandling a rape and murder case. Despite these lapses, Sanjay Roy was sentenced to life imprisonment. The court ruled out the death penalty, emphasizing the need for justice grounded in evidence and legal principles rather than public sentiment.