Thane court convicts two Bangladeshi women for illegal entry, sentences them to period already served

Thane: A Thane sessions court has convicted two Bangladeshi women for illegally entering and staying in India without valid permission and sentenced them to the period already undergone in jail after they pleaded guilty to the charges.Additional Sessions Judge MS Lone convicted Ranu Begam Abdul Rop Shaikh, 54, and Mukta Shambhudas Biswas, 35, under Rules 3 and 4 of the Passport (Entry into India) Rules, 1920, read with Sections 13 and 14(a)(b) of the Foreigners Order, 1948.According to the prosecutor, the two women were found near Riddhi Siddhi Hospital at Shivar Garden in Mira Road between 2.40 pm and 3.10 pm on Feb 3, 2025. They allegedly entered India without permission of the civil authority at the port of entry and continued to stay in the country illegally.

Police subsequently filed a charge sheet before the court.The court noted that both accused pleaded guilty after the charge was framed and sought leniency, citing that they werein custody since Feb 3, 2025 — a period of over 16 months. The judge personally verified their consent to the charges via video conference before recording the plea.The court sentenced both women to simple imprisonment of one year, four months and 20 days each and directed that the period already spent in custody be set off under Section 468 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita.