JUDGMENT :

Alok Kumar Verma, J.

The present Application has been filed under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 for grant of regular bail in connection with the Case Crime No.45 of 2023, registered at police station Kankhal, District Haridwar.

2. The applicant- Anurag Pandey is in judicial custody under Sections 409, 411, 420, 120B of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 9, Section 10 of the Uttar Pradesh Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 1998 (as applicable in the State of Uttarakhand), Section 8 and Section 12 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988.

3. As per the case of the prosecution, Inspector Mr. Pradeep Singh Rana received an information on 12.01.2023 that several persons were involved in a scam related to paper leak for the post of Patwari/Lekhpal. Therefore, an FIR (FIR No.12 of 2023) was registered. During the course of the investigation in FIR No. 12 of 2023, a register was recovered at the instance of co-accused Sanjeev Dubey. The said register contained the names of those candidates who were appearing in the Assistant Engineer / Junior Engineer examination. Several note books, two blank cheques, educational certificates were recover