Mumbai
If a person has documents like Aadhaar card, PAN card, or voter ID, it does not mean that he will become a citizen of India. The Bombay High Court said this, refusing to give a bail to a person accused of illegal infiltration from Bangladesh. The person is accused of living in India for almost a year by making fake documents. The bench of Justice Amit Borkar said that the Citizenship Act makes it clear who can be a citizen of India and who is not. It is told in this act how citizenship can be achieved.
The bench said that the Aadhaar card, PAN card and voter IDs are only for the identity of citizens or to provide them services. Along with this, the court refused to bail Babu Abdul Rauf Sardar. Babu Abdul is accused of entering India without any valid passport or visa. He came here and prepared all the documents, including Aadhaar card, PAN card, voter ID and India’s passport. Justice Borkar said that the Parliament passed the Citizenship Act in 1955, in which it is clearly interpreted who is called citizens and who is not there.
Documents like Aadhaar, PAN only for identification, not citizenship
He said, ‘In my opinion, the Citizenship Act, 1955 is the law to decide the definition of citizenship and nationality in India. It makes it clear who is a citizen, how is a citizen and if there is no citizenship then how can he be achieved. ‘ Justice Borkar said that no one becomes a citizen of India only after having Aadhaar card, PAN card or voter ID. These documents are so that the citizen should be identified and services can be provided to him. The citizenship law cannot be rejected on the basis of these documents, which decides the definition of nationality. This important decision of the court has come at a time when debates are going on at the SIR of the voter list in Bihar.
Court bid- Difference between intruder and citizen is necessary, otherwise the country is threatened
The bench said that the 1955 law also clearly explains the difference between citizens and intruders of India. He said that people who illegally enter India do not have the right to gain Indian citizenship in any way. He said that the difference between citizens and intruders is important because it protects the sovereignty of the country. It only decides that citizens should get their rights and no illegal person should get them. The bench ordered the investigation to continue against the accused Bangladeshi and said that if he was excluded, he would escape.
