The Delhi High Court Monday refused to grant anticipatory bail to former IAS trainee Puja Khedkar, accused of fraudulently clearing the civil services examination held by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC).
The court of Justice Chandra Dhari Singh observed that “prima facie it is established that conduct of the petitioner has been truly driven with the motive to dupe the complainant UPSC and all the documents arranged by her were done in order to reap benefits of schemes meant for disadvantaged groups in the society.”
Justice Singh further reasoned, “Apart from owning luxury cars and various properties, the family of the petitioner, that is father and mother, have held high positions, therefore there is (a) high possibility that family members have colluded with unknown powerful persons in order to get the requisite certificates produced by the petitioner.”
Till now, Khedkar was granted interim protection from arrest by the Delhi High Court pending the final disposal of her anticipatory bail plea.
A Delhi court on August 1 had dismissed Khedkar’s anticipatory bail plea. Khedkar has been accused of cheating and wrongly availing OBC and disability quota benefits in the civil services exam. She has denied all allegations. The Delhi Police have registered an FIR under provisions of the Indian Penal Code, the Information Technology Act, and the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act.
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