Mumbai, May 11 -- The Bombay High Court has granted bail to a female Bangladeshi national, accused of illegally entering India, citing violation of her fundamental rights due to her delayed production before a magistrate, a lawyer said on Sunday
In an order passed on May seven, Justice Milind Jadhav noted that petitioner was not produced within the mandatory 24-hour period after her arrest, which amounts to a breach of her constitutional rights under Articles 21 and 22.
The court observed that Shabnam Suleman Ansari, a resident of Vashi, was arrested on January 28 at 12.30 pm, along with her one-and-a-half-year-old son. However, she was presented before a magistrate only at 4.30 pm next day-well beyond the 24-hour window.
"The production...