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Examination fraud bail

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BNSS Section 483 | Driver’s Peripheral Role in Exam Fraud Insufficient for Continued Custody; Bail Granted on Socio-Economic Grounds : MP HC Jabalpur
|Madhya Pradesh High Court

BNSS Section 483 | Driver’s Peripheral Role in Exam Fraud Insufficient for Continued Custody; Bail Granted on Socio-Economic Grounds : MP HC Jabalpur

Madhya Pradesh High Court rules that mere facilitative role-such as displaying question papers-without direct fraud or portal creation does not justify prolonged incarceration under BNSS Section 483. Bail granted considering the accused’s socio-economic status, clean antecedents, and lack of evidence tampering risk, reinforcing proportionality in pre-trial detention.