Sikkim Court March 2006 Judgments

Surjay Bdr. Darjee Vs. State of Sikkim

Court: Sikkim

Reported in: 2006CriLJ2163

A.P. Subba, J.1. The present appeal arises out of the judgment and order passed by the learned Court of Session Judge (South and West) in S.T. Case No. 12 of 2004 convicting the appellant herein and sentencing him to imprisonment for life and to pay a fine of Rs. 10.000/- in default to undergo further imprisonment for 6 (six) months under Sections 302/34, I.P.C. The facts of the case, briefly stated, are as follows :-The present appellant was working as canteen boy in Namthang Branch of the State Bank of India in South Sikkim in the year 2003. At the relevant time, only four persons including the appellant were working in the said Branch of the Bank. The other three persons manning the Branch were, the deceased-Shri Dhan Bahadur Diyali, who was the Branch Manager, one Sanjay Kumar Singh who was the Assistant, CAT (Cash Accounts and Typist) and one Shri Prasant Sarkar, the main accused who was Sweeper-cum-General Attendant. It was usual for all the staff members to continue their work t...