UPSC cheating case: Puja Khedkar seeks pre-arret bail, moves SC
The Hindu
Former IAS probationer Puja Khedkar challenges Delhi High Court order, seeks anticipatory bail in UPSC fraud case.
Former IAS probationer Puja Khedkar, accused of cheating and wrongly availing OBC and disability quota benefits in the civil services examination, has moved the Supreme Court for anticipatory bail.
A bench of Justices B.V. Nagarathna and Satish Chandra Sharma is scheduled to hear the plea on January 15.
Ms. Khedkar has challenged the December 23, 2024 Delhi High Court order which refused to grant her anticipatory bail.
The high court said a strong prima facie case was made out against Ms. Khedkar and an investigation was required to unearth the "larger conspiracy" to manipulate the system and a pre-arrest bail would adversely impact it.
"Anticipatory bail plea is dismissed. Interim protection from arrest is vacated," the high court said.
Ms. Khedkar was granted interim protection from arrest when the high court issued notice on her anticipatory bail plea on August 12, 2024, and it was extended from time to time.
“The UPSC examination was the most prestigious test and the case was a classic instance of fraud committed on a constitutional body as well as the society,” the high court said.
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