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In April, 2004, the City Civil Court had awarded death sentence to Hasrat, following which he had filed an appeal in the High Court challenging the decision. But the appeal did not come up for hearing in the High Court.
Alam’s lawyer, advocate Jayanta Narayan Chatterjee, had moved a plea before the court that Hasrat was lodged in the cell illegally for the last four years.
In support of his arguments, he cited an order passed by the Supreme Court which says that a convict should not be confined to a special cell for an unlimited period while the appeal is pending in the High Court.
The High Court always affirms the death sentence after a judgment is passed by the sessions court.
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