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Supreme Court upholds Monika Bedi's conviction in fake passport case | | The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the conviction of gangster Abu Salem's girlfriend actress Monika
Bedi in the fake passport case. The apex court bench rejected Monika's appeal
that she could not be convicted in India as it would amount to 'double jeopardy'
since she had been convicted by the Portugal court for the same offence. The apex
court bench comprising Justices B Sudershan Reddy and S S Nijjar passed the judgement,
while dismissing Monika's appeal challenging her conviction. The Supreme Court,
however, gave Monika Bedi some relief by reducing her sentence to period of jail
term she had already undergone, which is two-and-half years. The Hyderabad sessions
court had earlier sentenced Monika Bedi to five years term, which was later reduced
to three years by the Andhra Pradesh High Court. Monika Bedi was caught in Portugal
for travelling on a false passport to the name of Sana Malik Kamal.
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