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SC denies bail to Chinese national in forgery case
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…
The Story in Brief
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.
The Indian Opinion
This case pits compassion against national security. The human desire to see a dying mother is hard to deny, but the absence of an extradition treaty with China makes any leniency a gamble. Some will call the court heartless; others will say it is merely realistic. The real test is not this single bail plea, but whether India will finally negotiate an extradition pact with China to avoid such dilemmas in future.
Source: timesnownews.com
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