Supreme Court Warns Accused of Undermining Public Exam Integrity

Rapid Summary

• The Supreme Court of India commented harshly on an alleged case of exam fraud involving proxy candidates, stating that such actions “destroy the entire system of public examinations.”
• The accused, Sandeep Singh Patel, allegedly used a “solver” to appear for him in the CTET examination conducted in Uttar pradesh on December 15, 2024.
• During re-examination at the school hosting the exam, biometric verification revealed another person had appeared for Patel using a fake admit card.
• A complaint was lodged under provisions of BNS and uttar Pradesh Public Examination (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act by a school principal.
• Patel argued he was medically unfit on the day of the exam and unaware that someone appeared in his place. His bail plea had been rejected earlier by Allahabad High Court citing damages to integrity within education.
• Two co-accused received bail.The purported proxy test-taker (“solver”) was also granted bail.
• The Supreme Court has now issued notice to Uttar Pradesh authorities regarding PatelS petition challenging his denied bail and will hear further arguments after four weeks.

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