The West Bengal government has appealed to the Calcutta High Court for the death penalty for Sanjoy Roy, convicted in the RG Kar hospital doctor's rape and murder case, after the trial court sentenced him to life imprisonment.

In their final submission, the CBI lawyers called the rape and murder of a postgraduate trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital a 'rarest of rare crime'

Judge Anirban Das said crime did not fall under “rarest of the rare” category as justification for not giving death penalty to Sanjay Roy.

Sanjay Roy was sentenced to life imprisonment in the RG Kar rape and murder case. A lawyer, appearing on behalf of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), has sought capital punishment for convict Sanjay Roy.

Sanjay Roy's admission of being in the CCTV footage was crucial in his conviction for the rape and murder of a resident doctor at RG Kar Medical College. Despite denying many questions, his presence at the crime scene was established.

Explaining the penalties of the section, the court said to the accused Sanjay Roy, 'I told you the previous day the charges you were convicted against and the charges that have been proven against you.

Sanjay Roy has been convicted of rape and murder of an RG Kar postgraduate trainee doctor by the Sealdah CBI court in Kolkata.

Kolkata: The Additional District and Sessions Court in Kolkata's Sealdah on Monday sentenced convict Sanjay Roy in the RG Kar rape and murder case to life imprisonment till death. The court observed that it was not "the rarest of the rare" case.

A court in India has sentenced a man to life in prison for the rape and murder of a junior doctor, in a case that sparked nationwide outrage and protests. The judge rejected demands for the death penalty but said that Sanjoy Roy,