Indian national held over possessing fake CNIC seeks bail from LHC

[Amaa'n]

If his marriage to a Pakistani Citizen is illegal per law then he should be deported. If marriage is legal, then he should be sentenced for the crime and he should apply for spouse visa based on the marriage.

Bail - unlikely but it's LHC so anything can happen!

Main Question is: can an illegal immigrant marry a Pakistani Citizen!?

Lawyers here should be able to shed some light on that ...

Hence said that he should be sentenced for crime, if his marriage is legal and if he can apply for visa/citizenship. Otherwise deported.

A tough case to work with. In Pakistan we do not have this thing in the procedure. All the marriages are convened under Muslim Marriage ordinance 1961 and then with few amendments provinces adopted it. This one does not cover the citizenship nor resident status of both parties. One will have to study hard and find the answer in past judgements and present the arguments in court of law. This case will drag on if it comes down to this, I have been involved in a similar case to this one, in that case an Afghan was handed a CNIC, whose citizenship was challenged. It was to be proved how he became a citizen, through naturalization or other means.....

This case can be fought too, but prosecutor will have to work hard to prove that marriage was illegal too. If it establishes that marriage was contracted for the purpose of documentation / citizenship then it will be a sham marriage and marriage contract will be null & void

This person will be charged 1st for possessing illegal documentation / forging official documents and based on that his citizenship will be revoked under Citizenship Act Section 29.

And 2nd charge will be, if proven, for illegal marriage. If he gets away with second charge he can still apply for spouse visa

 

[Verve]

A tough case to work with. In Pakistan we do not have this thing in the procedure. All the marriages are convened under Muslim Marriage ordinance 1961 and then with few amendments provinces adopted it. This one does not cover the citizenship nor resident status of both parties. One will have to study hard and find the answer in past judgements and present the arguments in court of law. This case will drag on if it comes down to this, I have been involved in a similar case to this one, in that case an Afghan was handed a CNIC, whose citizenship was challenged. It was to be proved how he became a citizen, through naturalization or other means.....

This case can be fought too, but prosecutor will have to work hard to prove that marriage was illegal too. If it establishes that marriage was contracted for the purpose of documentation / citizenship then it will be a sham marriage and marriage contract will be null & void

This person will be charged 1st for possessing illegal documentation / forging official documents and based on that his citizenship will be revoked under Citizenship Act Section 29.

And 2nd charge will be, if proven, for illegal marriage. If he gets away with second charge he can still apply for spouse visa

I take it that there's no law prohibiting foreigners from marrying nationals inside Pakistan without formal approval by MOI?

If not, can this be somehow communicated to the right quarters for legislation?

 

[alibaz]

If his marriage to a Pakistani Citizen is illegal per law then he should be deported. If marriage is legal, then he should be sentenced for the crime and he should apply for spouse visa based on the marriage.

Bail - unlikely but it's LHC so anything can happen!

Main Question is: can an illegal immigrant marry a Pakistani Citizen!?

Lawyers here should be able to shed some light on that ...

Why Tiwari adopted fake ID of Bilal. I believe a lot needs to be established, shall not be taken as ordinary case of fake CNIC. Hand him over to agencies they will sort out the issue.

 

[War Thunder]

You're forgetting the crime of assuming a fake identity + carrying fake identity documents.

Not to forget a sick brother who married off his sister...

 

[Amaa'n]

I take it that there's no law prohibiting foreigners from marrying nationals inside Pakistan without formal approval by MOI?

If not, can this be somehow communicated to the right quarters for legislation?

Unlike UK, there is no law here , nothing to my knowledge atleast

 

[Baby Leone]

he is the one who is been caught by authorities, god know how many poor indians and terrorists among them are living illegally in Pakistan.

 

[SecularNationalist]

Indian national held over possessing fake CNIC seeks bail from LHC


LAHORE: An Indian citizen arrested over possessing a fake identity paper of Pakistan- Computerized National Identity Card (CNIC)- from Gujranwala on Monday approached the Lahore High Court with a bail plea, ARY NEWS reported.

As per details, Mohammad Bilal aka Panjum Tiwari, who was living in Gujranwala, submitted a bail plea in the Lahore court, making Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) as a respondent in the case.

In his application filed with the top court of the Punjab province, the accused said that he was not involved in any criminal activity and therefore the court shall order his release on bail.

According to the FIR registered against him, the accused-living in Pakistan for a decade- was intercepted by the authorities in August 2019 and remained failed in proving his identity. During the probe, it was revealed that he was a resident of Indian city of Banaras.

“His real name revealed during the probe was Panjum Tiwari,” the report said adding that a co-accused in the case Kamran Masood facilitated him to shift to Pakistan.

An FIA official said after the arrest that Tiwari entered Pakistan illegally ten years ago and has been residing in the country ever since.

Amir Nawaz informed that Pancham Tiwari and Kamran, a resident of Gujranwala, became friends in 2009 after which Tiwari entered Pakistan illegally and managed to get a National Identity Card under a pseudonym.

The arrested Indian national was living in Gujranwala and had married Kamran’s sister. A fake identity of the accused was created with the help of NADRA officials, the FIR reads.

https://arynews.tv/en/indian-national-fake-cnic-lhc/


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If this person is given bail then 100% courts are working for the enemy.

Here comes another kulbashan yadav.

Surely the marriage would be voided!

The guy is a security risk.

No that married cannot be voided.
If the guy has kids from his marriage and wife is a bona fide Pakistani citizen it's not possible .

How can a Hindu Man marry a Muslim Woman?

Once you have a fake nadra CNIC showing a Muslim name its possible of course.