A Kolkata court has sentenced rape-murder convict Sanjoy Roy to life imprisonment, citing procedural lapses in police response and hospital authority negligence. The judge criticized the police personnel and medical staff for their indifferent attitude towards the victim’s death, describing it as an “illegal dream”. The court rejected the request for the death penalty, citing a stringent criteria and the principle of proportionality between punishment and crime.
Source: https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/rg-kar-rape-and-murder-case-sanjoy-roy-must-rise-above-eye-for-an-eye-why-no-death-penalty-for-rg-kar-convict-7522014