![]() In a recent case against a woman arrested under the Indian Foreigners Act, the Calcutta High Court refused to accept Aadhar card as proof of Indian citizenship of the woman. The woman had produced a government issued Aadhar card and argued for bail that being an Indian citizen, she cannot be held under the Foreigners Act. The woman said that Aadhar card had been issued to her considering her long period of stay in India. The court, presided by Justice Jogmalya Bagchi, however, opined that as per the Aadhar Act of 2016, the card cannot be considered as proof of residence or citizenship. Neither did the court accept a letter of declaration issued by a local body as proof of residence. The court went on to reject the bail application of the woman citing that there was sufficient evidence pointing to the woman being a foreign national.
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