SC issues notice on plea for cancellation of bail to 2021 SI hiring exam leak accused
Jaipur, May 13 -- The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice on the state government's Special Leave Petition (SLP) seeking cancellation of bail granted to accused Jagdish Vishnoi in the case concerning leaked question papers in the Sub-Inspector Recruitment Examination 2021.
The SLP challenged the Rajasthan high court's order on January 1 which granted bail to the accused.
The matter was heard by a bench comprising Justices Sanjay Karol and Kotiswar Singh.
Additional Solicitor General of India SD Sanjay and Additional Advocate General Shiv Mangal Sharma, who represented the state, cited the gravity of the allegations and the role attributed to Vishnoi.
AAG Shiv Mangal Sharma told reporters that the petition stated that Vishnoi was among the alleged masterminds in the organised paper leak racket.
The investigation conducted by the state police's Anti-Terror Squad (ATS) and Special Operations Group (SOG) suggested that the accused conspired with others, including centre superintendent Rajesh Khandelwal, to procure confidential question papers through WhatsApp in advance for Rs.10 lakh, got them solved and circulated them among candidates for high prices.
The probe also revealed that 25 candidates who received the leaked papers were ultimately selected in the recruitment process. The petition adds that investigators recovered an account diary containing details of candidates and transactions from the accused. The FSL report confirmed that the handwriting in the diary belonged to Vishnoi. The prosecution added that the accused was allegedly involved in similar activities since 2008 and had established criminal antecedents, with 13 prior cases under similar charges registered against him.
Sharma said that the state also apprised the court that a total of 139 accused were arrested in connection with the larger conspiracy and that the trial is presently at the stage of arguments on charge, with nearly 150 witnesses yet to be examined.
The state contended that considering the organised nature of the offence, the accused's criminal antecedents and his influential role in the racket, the high court ought not to have granted bail....
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