Swapan Haldar v. State Of West Bengal

20.07.2023 Sl. No.30 akd [Rejected] C. R. M. (DB) 2889 of 2023 In Re: An application for bail under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure filed on 11.07.2023 in connection with Swarupnagar Town Police Station Case No.243 of 2023 dated 14.04.2023 under Sections 468/471 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 14A(b) of the Foreigners Act and Section 12 of the Passport Act. (G.R. Case No.1414 of 2023) And In Re: Swapan Haldar ... ... Petitioner Mr. Kalyan Kumar Bhattacharjee Ms. Sahina Khatun ... ... for the petitioner Mr. Binay Panda Mr. Subham Bhakat ... ... for the State Heard the learned Advocates appearing for both the parties. Petitioner relies on Aadhaar card in proof of his plea of citizenship. We are of the opinion the Aadhaar card is not a prima facie proof of citizenship. Hence, we are not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner at this stage.

The application for bail is thus rejected.

(Ajay Kumar Gupta, J.) (Joymalya Bagchi, J.)