The hearing is going on in the court in the case of rape and murder of a junior doctor in Kolkata’s RG Kar Hospital and Medical College. Meanwhile, Sealdah Court has appointed Kavita Sarkar to defend Sanjay Roy, who is accused of brutalizing the 31-year-old doctor. 52-year-old Kavita is fighting the most challenging case in her 25-year career. Sealdah Court has appointed Kavita Sarkar to defend Sanjay Roy. Earlier, no other lawyer was ready to fight this case.
Who is Kavita Sarkar?
Kavita Sarkar is a law graduate from Hooghly Mohsin College. She started her career from Alipore Court where she used to work on civil cases. She was transferred to criminal law as a SALSA lawyer in February 2023. After this she has been working in Sealdah Court in June 2023. She is the only standing lawyer of the State Legal Authority in Sealdah Court. That is why this case has been given to her. Today she can seek permission to fight the case in the court.
opposes the death penalty
Kavita Sarkar believes that life imprisonment should be preferred as the maximum punishment and she does not support the death penalty. She has said that any criminal must be given a chance to reflect on their crimes. She believes in the principle of “innocent until proven guilty”.
support for a fair trial
In an interview given to Times of India, Kavita Sarkar has said that she believes in the decision given after the legal process and not in pre-trial judgment. Apart from this, she has also emphasized on the right of every person including the accused to a fair trial. She has requested to keep her senior Sourav Banerjee with her during the case. She has said that it is my job to represent the accused who do not get lawyers in criminal cases.
Kolkata RG Kar Hospital case
A 31-year-old PG graduate trainee doctor was raped and murdered on 9 August at Kolkata’s R.G. Kar Medical College. This has caused outrage across the country. The attacker, Sanjay Roy, who was an employee of the hospital, committed the crime after finding the victim alone in the seminar hall. The CBI investigation is underway and after the autopsy, many horrifying details have come to light. It has also been revealed that the accused, Sanjay Roy, has an animalistic nature.
