New Delhi, Aug. 12 -- The Bombay High Court has said that possessing documents such as an Aadhaar card, PAN card or voter ID is not enough to determine Indian citizenship. The court emphasised that citizenship is determined strictly under the provisions of the Citizenship Act, 1955 - not through identity documents meant for service access or identification.

The verdict came while refusing bail to Babu Abdul Ruf Sardar, who the prosecution claims is a Bangladeshi national who entered India illegally more than a decade ago.

According to the police, Sardar allegedly lived in Maharashtra's Thane district since 2013 using forged identity documents, including Aadhaar, PAN, voter ID and even an Indian passport.

Authorities allege he crossed t...