The convict can challenge the order of conviction and sentence before the Kolkata High Court. The CBI also has the provision to seek an enhancement of the sentence to death before a higher court.

A court in Kolkata sentenced Sanjay Roy to life imprisonment until after convicting him in the RG Kar rape and murder case last year

The court also ordered Roy to pay Rs 50,000 as fine and directed West Bengal government to pay Rs 1,700,000 as compensation -- Rs 1,000,000 for death and Rs 700, 000 for rape on duty -- to the victim's family.

The Sealdah Court in Kolkata on Monday (20 January) delivered a life imprisonment sentence to Sanjay Roy, the convict in the rape-murder case of a post-graduate trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.

The court found the former Kolkata Police civic volunteer guilty last Saturday. Judge Monday informed Roy he can appeal before HC against the sentencing. Roy maintains he is innocent.

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Sanjay Roy has been convicted in the RG Kar rape and murder case of a junior doctor by the Sealdah CBI Court in Kolkata. The court’s decision was based on forensic evidence and DNA matches, leading to a significant punishment for Roy.

A Sealdah court in Kolkata announced life impriosnment for Sanjay Roy, convicted of raping and murdering a 31-year-old duty doctor at RG Kar Medical College. The August 9 incident sparked nationwide outrage.

An Indian court awarded the life sentence on Monday to a police volunteer convicted of the rape and murder of a junior doctor at the hospital where she worked in the eastern city of Kolkata. The woman's body was found in a classroom at the state-run R G Kar Medical College and Hospital on Aug.