Woman sentenced to 3-yr RI

 

COOCH BEHAR, Jan. 31: The judge of second fast track court of Cooch Behar, Mr KK Kumai today sentenced a woman of three years rigorous imprisonment for possession of forged Indian currencies worth Rs 5,550. She will have to suffer imprisonment of an additional one-year in default of submitting a fine of Rs 10,000 that was slapped on her.

 

The government pleader of the case Mr Chanchal Kumar Chakraborty said acting on a tip-off a team of policemen from Mekhliganj police station had raided the residence of one Mahima Bibi at Pashchimpara in Mekhliganj on 6 November 2004 and recovered eleven forged currency notes of Rs 500 denomination. After inquiry the investigating officer Mr Prasanta Das submitted the chargesheet against her. Today the judge sentenced the accused of rigorous imprisonment for three years, Mr Chakraborty said. []