Fast-track courts for paper leak cases are finally taking shape. What happens next?
It identifies 15 categories of “unfair means”, including leaking question papers or answer keys, tampering with answer sheets, violating examination security measures, and providing unauthorised assistance to candidates. The law prescribes imprisonment ranging from three to five years for most offences. Where offences are committed as part of an organised crime network, the punishment can extend to 10 years.
- ▪It identifies 15 categories of “unfair means”, including leaking question papers or answer keys, tampering with answer sheets, violating examination security measures, and providing unauthorised assistance to candidates.
- ▪The law prescribes imprisonment ranging from three to five years for most offences.
- ▪Where offences are committed as part of an organised crime network, the punishment can extend to 10 years.
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| Publication time | Sun, 26 Jul 2026 00:50:29 +0000 |
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Which cases will these special courts hear? According to the Bombay High Court’s order, the two courts will conduct trials under: The Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2024 The Maharashtra Prevention of Malpractices at University, Board and Other Specified Examinations Act, 1982 Relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023 The Public Examinations Act was enacted in 2024 after a series of alleged paper leak scandals across the country. It identifies 15 categories of “unfair means”, including leaking question papers or answer keys, tampering with answer sheets, violating examination security measures, and providing unauthorised assistance to candidates. The law prescribes imprisonment ranging from three to five years for most offences.
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