SANDEEP KUMAR
Ranjit Kumar Rajak Son Of Late Mahendra Prasad Rajak – Appellant
Versus
State of Bihar – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
1. Heard learned counsel for the parties.
2. This application has been filed for quashing the final form vide charge sheet no. 14/2022 dated 13.09.2022 submitted in a case being Economic Offence Unit P.S. Case No. 20/2022 registered under Sections 420, 467. 468, 120B of the Indian Penal Code, Section 66 of the Information and Technology Act and Section 3/10 of the Bihar Examination Control Act.
3. As per prosecution, a written report before the Dy. S.P.-cum-Station House Officer, Economic Offence Police Station, Patna stating that 67th Combined Competitive Preliminary Examination was scheduled on 08.05.2022. The E.O.U., Bihar, Patna received information that the question paper was made viral on social media even before the examination started. It was further informed that candidates at the examination centre, Veer Kunwar Singh University, Bhojpur, boycotted the examination. The pictures of question paper, OMR Sheet and many videos are viral in this regard. It was further disclosed that copy of question paper has already been sent to Controller of Examination, Bihar Public Service Commission. Therefore, an F.I.R. was lodged against unknown group for making the question paper
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