Bengal Court orders death sentence to man, directs administration to ensure education and well being of his minor children

A court in West Bengal’s Jalpaiguri district on Friday (September 25, 2026) awarded the death sentence to a man convicted of killing his wife while issuing directions to the District Magistrate to ensure the education and well being of two of his minor children.

Srikanta Roy killed his wife Soma Roy who was living with another person on January 24, 2026.

Additional Sessions Judge, Jalpaiguri Biplab Roy convicted Srikanta Roy of murder and emphasising on the gruesome nature of the crime called it “rarest of rare’ and awarded death sentence to the convict.

However, observing that under the Indian Jurisprudence a convict’s minor son possesses an absolute, independent and fundamental right to education that cannot be diminished or penalised due to his parents conviction or imprisonment of life, Judge Roy stated that the sins of the parent cannot visit the child, and the State must protect the child’s educational future.