Guwahati Court October 1978 Judgments

Sonam Tshering Vs. State of Sikkim

Court: Guwahati

A.M. Bhattacharjee, J.1. The accused-appellant has been convicted on his own plea of guilty to a charge under Section 5 of the Registration of Foreigners Act, 1939, on the allegation that he entered Indian territory from Tibet and failed to report his presence to the prescribed authority and he has been sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of one year. He has also been convicted on a similar plea to another charge under the provisions of the Indian Passport Rules, 1950, framed under Section 3 of the Indian Passport (Entry into India) Act, 1920, on the allegation that he entered Indian territory from Tibet without a passport and he has been sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for three months and both the sentences are to run concurrently.2. The Registration of Foreigners Act, 1939, has been extended to Sikkim under the provisions of Clause (n) of Article 371 F of the Constitution of India on the 16th of May, 1975, and has been enforced on the 1st Feb., 1976....