September 20, 2024

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Homicide accused with two Aadhaar playing cards: Bombay HC dismisses Pune police’s plea 

Through PTI

MUMBAI: The Bombay Prime Courtroom on Friday disregarded a petition filed by way of Pune police looking for route to the Distinctive Identity Authority of India (UIDAI) to furnish Aadhaar main points of a homicide accused who had two playing cards with other delivery dates.

The accused had, on the time of his arrest, submitted an Aadhaar card through which his yr of delivery was once 1999, whilst later he submitted any other card in a decrease courtroom in Pune with the yr of delivery discussed as 2003.

The 12-digit quantity on each playing cards have been the similar.

The decrease courtroom had despatched the accused to the custody of the Juvenile Justice Board since he was once a minor (allowing for 2003 as his delivery yr) on the time of arrest in 2020.

As an alternative of difficult this order of the Pune courtroom, the police moved HC looking for a route to UIDAI to furnish the paperwork according to which those Aadhaar playing cards have been issued.

The HC bench mentioned the police may record a case towards the person for containing two Aadhaar playing cards with other main points.

Suggest Sushil Halwasiya, showing for UIDAI, instructed the courtroom there are professionals who forge Aadhaar playing cards.

The bench, in a lighter vein, mentioned, “Then why is it referred to as distinctive? You will have to examine. In that Antilia case, one police officer had two Aadhaar playing cards. The title was once the similar however two Aadhaar playing cards.”

Halwasiya mentioned an Aadhaar card isn’t an evidence of age however best of identification.

After listening to UIDAI, the bench mentioned it discovered no benefit relating to the Pune police and requested why the police had now not challenged the order of the Pune courtroom.

It then disregarded the plea of the Pune police.

MUMBAI: The Bombay Prime Courtroom on Friday disregarded a petition filed by way of Pune police looking for route to the Distinctive Identity Authority of India (UIDAI) to furnish Aadhaar main points of a homicide accused who had two playing cards with other delivery dates.

The accused had, on the time of his arrest, submitted an Aadhaar card through which his yr of delivery was once 1999, whilst later he submitted any other card in a decrease courtroom in Pune with the yr of delivery discussed as 2003.

The 12-digit quantity on each playing cards have been the similar.googletag.cmd.push(serve as() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

The decrease courtroom had despatched the accused to the custody of the Juvenile Justice Board since he was once a minor (allowing for 2003 as his delivery yr) on the time of arrest in 2020.

As an alternative of difficult this order of the Pune courtroom, the police moved HC looking for a route to UIDAI to furnish the paperwork according to which those Aadhaar playing cards have been issued.

The HC bench mentioned the police may record a case towards the person for containing two Aadhaar playing cards with other main points.

Suggest Sushil Halwasiya, showing for UIDAI, instructed the courtroom there are professionals who forge Aadhaar playing cards.

The bench, in a lighter vein, mentioned, “Then why is it referred to as distinctive? You will have to examine. In that Antilia case, one police officer had two Aadhaar playing cards. The title was once the similar however two Aadhaar playing cards.”

Halwasiya mentioned an Aadhaar card isn’t an evidence of age however best of identification.

After listening to UIDAI, the bench mentioned it discovered no benefit relating to the Pune police and requested why the police had now not challenged the order of the Pune courtroom.

It then disregarded the plea of the Pune police.