India, Aug. 12 -- The Bombay high court on Tuesday said a person does not become a citizen of India merely by possessing documents such as Aadhaar card, PAN card or a voter ID.

Refusing bail to a man, allegedly from Bangladesh, for entering India illegally, a bench of Justice Amit Borkar said provisions of the Citizenship Act lay down who can be a citizen of India and how citizenship can be acquired, and documents such as the Aadhaar card, PAN card and voter ID are only meant for identification or availing services, news agency PTI reported.

The man, Babu Abdul Ruf Sardar, is accused of staying in India for more than a decade with forged and fabricated documents.

The high court refused bail to Babu Abdul Ruf Sardar, who entered India i...