The Delhi Excessive Courtroom on Monday dismissed the anticipatory bail plea of former IAS officer Puja Khedkar, who has been accused of dishonest and fraudulently availing advantages underneath the OBC and incapacity quotas to qualify UPSC examination.
The bench of Justice Chandra Dhari Singh rejected the anticipatory bail plea of the previous IAS officer, noting that the united states is taken into account a prestigious examination. The court docket additional noticed that the incident in query constitutes a fraud not simply in opposition to a corporation, however in opposition to society as a complete. It pressured the necessity for interrogation to uncover the conspiracy concerned.
Consequently, the court docket dismissed the plea and revoked the interim safety granted to Khedkar.
The court docket noticed that, prima facie, the actions on this case appeared meant to deceive the group. It famous that the person was not a reliable candidate for the advantages and had been buying them by means of cast paperwork.
The court docket additionally identified that the daddy and mom held outstanding positions, elevating the potential of collusion with influential figures.
Then again, Khedkar thought advocate Bina Madhvan stated that she is prepared to cooperate with the investigation and submitted that custodial interrogation will not be needed.
Nonetheless, Delhi Police, represented by Particular Public Prosecutor Advocate Sanjeev Bhandari, knowledgeable the court docket that the investigation is ongoing and custodial interrogation could also be essential to uncover the bigger conspiracy, noting that sure facets nonetheless want examination.
In the meantime, the united states withdrew its perjury functions, stating that it could file a separate, impartial utility.
The united states accused Khedkar of making an attempt to govern the judicial system, alleging that Puja Khedkar dedicated perjury by submitting a false affidavit. It additional said that the intention behind making such a blatantly false assertion seemed to be an try to safe favorable orders primarily based on the falsehood.
(With ANI inputs)
