( 1 ) THE FIR unfolds that on an information that the question papers of PMT (preliminary examination) to be held on 11th of April, 2004 by CBSE, were on sale at a price of Rs. 7/8 lacs per candidate at B-51, New Ashok nagar, known as "pilli Kothi", a raid was conducted by crime Branch police, and copies of some question papers were recovered from co-accused, Vikas and Rakesh. Two sets of such question papers were taken as sample and seized by police. On coming out of the house, the police party came across with 13 students named in the FIR, who informed that they had been called at the aforesaid premises at 8. 00 p. m. to memorise the answers of the question papers. One set of recovered question papers was taken to the office of CBSE, Preet Vihar by the concerned police officer and the Controller of examinations, CBSE, on comparison, told that the seized question papers tallied with the question papers in his custody.

( 2 ) A case under Sections 419/120b read with sections 408/409/420/380 IPC was, eventually, registered.

( 3 ) IN the course of investigation, on a disclosure by co-accused Bani Singh Gautam, petitioner. Laxmi sharma, was arrested. From the state