JUDGMENT

Sureshwar Thakur, J. (Oral) - Since all the above petitions arise from a common FIR bearing No. 433 of 07.08.2021, registered at Police Station City Kaithal, District Kaithal, wherein offences, constituted under Sections 420, 467, 468, 471, 120-B, 201 of IPC and Section 66 of Information Technology Act, 2000 (Section 201 of IPC and Section 66 of Information Technology Act, 2000 were added later on), are embodied, thereupon, all are being disposed of through a common verdict.

2. The Haryana Staff Selection Commission issued an advertisement in the month of April 2020, for making recruitments to the post of constables in the Haryana Police. The examinations concerned, were scheduled to take place on 7/8th August, 2021.

3. The examination papers alongwith the key answers thereto, were sent for printing to LMES printing press in Jammu. The prosecution alleges that, through a tainted source inside the press, the, leakage of the examination papers, as also of the key answers thereto, rather occurred. The prosecution alleges that the persons involved in the above leakages were Sandeep, Gautam and Naveen. The above accused persons are alleged to thereafter entice, and, induce the exa