{"id":200578,"date":"2024-12-23T10:24:23","date_gmt":"2024-12-23T10:24:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/23\/delhi-hc-refuses-anticipatory-bail-to-puja-khedkar-in-upsc-cheating-case\/"},"modified":"2024-12-23T10:24:23","modified_gmt":"2024-12-23T10:24:23","slug":"delhi-hc-refuses-anticipatory-bail-to-puja-khedkar-in-upsc-cheating-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/23\/delhi-hc-refuses-anticipatory-bail-to-puja-khedkar-in-upsc-cheating-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Delhi HC refuses anticipatory bail to Puja Khedkar in UPSC cheating case"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/img.etimg.com\/photo\/msid-116596129,imgsize-35484.cms?fit=1600,900&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Delhi HC refuses anticipatory bail to Puja Khedkar in UPSC cheating case\" title=\"Delhi HC refuses anticipatory bail to Puja Khedkar in UPSC cheating case\" \/><\/div>\n<div data-brcount=\"16\"><a ref=\"dofollow\" data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#News#href\" href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/topic\/delhi-high-court\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Delhi High Court<\/a> on Monday refused to grant <a ref=\"dofollow\" data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#News#href\" href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/topic\/anticipatory-bail\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">anticipatory bail<\/a> to former IAS probationer <a ref=\"dofollow\" data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#News#href\" href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/topic\/puja-khedkar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Puja Khedkar<\/a> in the criminal case lodged against her for alleged cheating and wrongly availing of <a ref=\"dofollow\" data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#News#href\" href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/topic\/obc-and-disability-quota\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">OBC and disability quota<\/a> benefits in the <a ref=\"dofollow\" data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#News#href\" href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/topic\/civil-services-examination\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">civil services examination<\/a>. &#8220;Anticipatory bail plea is dismissed. Interim protection from arrest is vacated,&#8221; <a ref=\"dofollow\" data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#News#href\" href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/topic\/justice-chandra-dhari-singh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Justice Chandra Dhari Singh<\/a> said while ruling on the plea. <\/p>\n<p><style><![CDATA[\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand p, #stock_pro.onDemand p{font-size: 14px;line-height: 1.28;}\n    \t    .onDemand .live_stock{left:17px;padding:1px 3px 1px 5px;font-size:12px;font-weight:600;line-height:18px;top:9px}\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand .sr_desc{margin:0 auto 0;}\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand .sr_desc{color: #024d99;margin-top:10px;}\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand .crypto .live_stock .lb-icon{8px 6px 5px 3px !important}\n    \t    #sr_widget.crypto.onDemand a.text{border-bottom:1px solid #ccc;padding-bottom:5px;display:block;width:100%}\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand .sr_desc .text p, #stock_pro.onDemand .sr_desc .text p{font-size:12px;font-weight:400;}\n    \t]]><\/style>\n<\/p>\n<p><!--\/article_liveblog.cms?msid=105115637&pos=toppotime:2-->Justice Singh said a strong prima facie case was made out against Khedkar and investigation was required to unearth the conspiracy. <\/p>\n<p>It was a classic case of fraud committed on a constitutional body as well as society, the judge said. <\/p>\n<p>Khedkar is accused of misrepresenting information in her application for the <a ref=\"dofollow\" data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#News#href\" href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/topic\/upsc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UPSC<\/a> Civil Services Examination, 2022, to get reservation benefits. <\/p>\n<p>The counsel for the Delhi Police as well as the complainant, the <a ref=\"dofollow\" data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#News#href\" href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/topic\/union-public-service-commission\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Union Public Service Commission<\/a> (UPSC), opposed the plea for pre-arrest bail. <\/p>\n<p><!--\/include_growfast.cms?pagename=article&skipcss=1potime:2--><br \/>The UPSC was represented by senior advocate Naresh Kaushik and lawyer Vardhman Kaushik. Khedkar has denied all allegations against her. The UPSC initiated a series of actions against Khedkar in July, including lodging a criminal case, for availing attempts in the civil services exam by faking her identity. <\/p>\n<p>The Delhi Police registered an FIR under provisions of the <a ref=\"dofollow\" data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#News#href\" href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/topic\/indian-penal-code\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Indian Penal Code<\/a>, Information Technology Act and Right of Persons with Disabilities Act.<\/p>\n<style><![CDATA[\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand p, #stock_pro.onDemand p{font-size: 14px;line-height: 1.28;}\n    \t    .onDemand .live_stock{left:17px;padding:1px 3px 1px 5px;font-size:12px;font-weight:600;line-height:18px;top:9px}\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand .sr_desc{margin:0 auto 0;}\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand .sr_desc{color: #024d99;margin-top:10px;}\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand .crypto .live_stock .lb-icon{8px 6px 5px 3px !important}\n    \t    #sr_widget.crypto.onDemand a.text{border-bottom:1px solid #ccc;padding-bottom:5px;display:block;width:100%}\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand .sr_desc .text p, #stock_pro.onDemand .sr_desc .text p{font-size:12px;font-weight:400;}\n    \t]]><\/style>\n<\/p>\n<p><!--\/article_liveblog.cms?msid=105115637&pos=botpotime:2--><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/news\/india\/delhi-hc-refuses-anticipatory-bail-to-puja-khedkar-in-upsc-cheating-case\/articleshow\/116596129.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Delhi High Court on Monday refused to grant anticipatory bail to former IAS probationer Puja Khedkar in the criminal case lodged against her for alleged cheating and wrongly availing of OBC and disability quota benefits in the civil services examination. &#8220;Anticipatory bail plea is dismissed. 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