# SC denies bail to Chinese national in forgery case 2026-08-10T16:35:27+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet The Supreme Court on Monday refused bail to Liu Fengfei, a Chinese national arrested in Noida for forging Indian identity documents and cheating. A bench of Justices JB Pardiwala and K Vinod Chandran dismissed his petition, noting the trial is underway and 36 witnesses remain to be examined. The court directed that the trial be completed within six months. Liu's counsel argued he needed to visit his seriously ill mother in China. However, the court said it could not grant bail due to the ongoing trial. The Allahabad High Court had earlier refused bail, noting India and China have no extradition treaty, making it risky to let a foreign national travel abroad. The Supreme Court impleaded the Ministry of External Affairs to explore humanitarian options. ## Coverage - timesnownews.com Tags: Bail, Chinese national, extradition, forgery, identity documents, Supreme Court Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/sc-denies-bail-to-chinese-national-in-forgery-case/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/sc-denies-bail-to-chinese-national-in-forgery-case/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.