JUDGMENT

1. Heard learned senior advocate for the applicant in BA/ 3211/2022 and learned APP.

2. These are the applications for bail in respect of C.R.No. 03 of 2022 dtd. 17/02/2022 registered with A.T.S. Kalachowki Police Station for the offence punishable under Sec. 420, 465, 466, 467, 468, 471, 472, 474, 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, under Sec. 3 and 6 of the Passport (Entry into India) Rules, 1955, under Sec. 14 of the Foreigners Act, 1946 and Sec. 3(1) of Foreigners Order, 1948.

3. The applicant-Aayesha (in BA/3211/2022) along with her brother Ashif (applicant in BA/3217/2022) and sister-in- law Payal (applicant in BA/3216/2022) came to be arrested on 18/02/2022. It is alleged that they are Bangladeshi nationals and they are residing in India on the basis of forged documents.

4. Learned senior advocate invited my attention to the statements of the witnesses by name Mr.Mohan Ramchandra Navghane and that of Rupesh Prabhakar Choudhary to contend that it is Rupesh who had prepared all forged documents and brought the applicants into India from Bangladesh. In his submission, the applicants are not at all responsible for preparing the forged documents in the nature of school leavin