HC again denies bail to paper leak accused
14/09/2019, SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT ,BENGALURU
The Karnataka High Court has declined to grant bail to prime accused in the 2016 second-year pre-university question paper leak case saying it would send a wrong signal to society as allegations, if proved, would result in jeopardising the credibility of the educational system of the State.
Justice B.A. Patil passed the order while rejecting, for the second time, a petition filed by Kumaraswamy seeking bail.
It was contended on behalf of the petitioner that the court had granted bail to all other accused persons, and he had spent more than three years, which is almost half of the maximum sentence that could be imposed for the alleged offences, in prison and the trial of the case is yet to begin.
However, prosecution contended that Kumaraswamy has been booked under Karnataka Control of Organised Crimes Act that prescribe life imprisonment for the offences alleged against him. It was alleged in the chargesheet that Kumaraswamy gained entry into the sub-treasury with the help of Santhosh Agasimani (accused number-4), a second division assistant in charge of the sub-treasury in Hanagal, and opened a bundle of question papers, and had taken photographs of the same.
Meanwhile, the court has directed the trial court to expedite the trial and complete it within a year.
14/09/2019, SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT ,BENGALURU
The Karnataka High Court has declined to grant bail to prime accused in the 2016 second-year pre-university question paper leak case saying it would send a wrong signal to society as allegations, if proved, would result in jeopardising the credibility of the educational system of the State.
Justice B.A. Patil passed the order while rejecting, for the second time, a petition filed by Kumaraswamy seeking bail.
It was contended on behalf of the petitioner that the court had granted bail to all other accused persons, and he had spent more than three years, which is almost half of the maximum sentence that could be imposed for the alleged offences, in prison and the trial of the case is yet to begin.
However, prosecution contended that Kumaraswamy has been booked under Karnataka Control of Organised Crimes Act that prescribe life imprisonment for the offences alleged against him. It was alleged in the chargesheet that Kumaraswamy gained entry into the sub-treasury with the help of Santhosh Agasimani (accused number-4), a second division assistant in charge of the sub-treasury in Hanagal, and opened a bundle of question papers, and had taken photographs of the same.
Meanwhile, the court has directed the trial court to expedite the trial and complete it within a year.
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