Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Mar 18: Principal Sessions Judge Jammu Vinod Chatterji Koul today awarded five years imprisonment to a woman from Pakistan.
According to the police case, on 11.03.2012, DySP (Operations) Gool received an information that two militants namely Ghulam Ali Code Muzamil and Sheraz Ahmed alias Shakir, who had crossed the LoC in the year 2000 for training in handling of arms and ammunition, were returning to J&K through Nepal without permission.
Accordingly, police proceeded to Jammu and arrested both the accused from Railway Station. One Faiza Begum, a resident of Pakistan and reportedly wife of Sheraz Ahmed along with minor children was also accompanying both the accused. She was also arrested for entering India illegally.
During investigation, offences under Sections 17/18/19/20/21 of Unlawful Activities Act, 2/3 EIMCO, 3 EAO, 3(3) PP Act and 120-B/109 RPC were established against the accused Sheraz Ahmed and Ghulam Ali and offence under Section 14 of Foreign Act was established against Faiza Begum. Three minor children were handed over to one Mohd Abdullah by the order of Judicial Magistrate First Class, Batote, for their safe custody.
After hearing Public Prosecutor Rakesh Badyal for the State, Principal Sessions Judge Jammu observed, “Faiza has violated the provision of Section 14-A of Foreign (Amendment) Act, 2004 and Section 3(3) of the Passport ( Entry into India) Act, 1920”.
Having regard to the circumstances of the case and her age, she was sentenced to undergo imprisonment for a period of three years for offence under Section 14-A of Foreign (Amendment) Act, 2004.
She was further sentenced to undergo imprisonment for a period of two years for offence under Section 3(3) of Passport (Entry into India) Act, 1920.
However, court acquitted Sheraz Ahmed and Ghulam Ali as prosecution failed to prove that they had committed the offences punishable under Sections 17,18,19,20,21 ULA, 120-B RPC, 14-C/F A, 3/EAO, 2/3 E&IMCO.
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