Sentencing Roy to life in prison, a Kolkata court said Monday that the case didn’t meet the criteria to be classified as ‘rarest of rare’, and therefore, did not merit death penalty.

CBI had sought death penalty for convict Sanjay Roy in the RG Kar rape and murder case, however, the trial court sentenced him to life

The CBI filed an appeal on Wednesday before the Calcutta High Court, seeking death sentence for Sanjay Roy, who was sentenced to “life imprisonment until death” by a Sealdah court in the rape-cum-murder case of an on-duty doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital,

A sessions court in Kolkata will pronounce today the quantum of sentence for Sanjay Roy. Follow The Hindu’s live updates

Kolkata: A Kolkata court Monday handed life imprisonment to sole accused Sanjay Roy for the rape and murder of a 31-year-old trainee doctor in the state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital last August,

A Kolkata court sentenced Sanjay Roy to life imprisonment for the rape and murder of a doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital. Although demands for the death penalty were rejected, the ruling triggered protests.

Roy was on January 18 convicted under charges which entailed a minimum sentence of life imprisonment, while the maximum could be capital punishment.

The CBI is likely to file the appeal against the Sealdah court order by Friday with detailed arguments in favour of capital punishment, they said.

Sanjay Roy has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the rape and murder of a doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College. The case sparked protests and involved a CBI investigation. The trial concluded after several legal twists,

The CBI will file an appeal before the Calcutta High Court, seeking death sentence for Sanjay Roy, who was sentenced to "life imprisonment until death" by a Sealdah court in

A Kolkata court has sentenced Sanjay Roy to life imprisonment for the rape and murder of a 31-year-old trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital. The incident, which occurred on August 9,