New Delhi: The authorities on Monday tabled the Public Examination (Prevention of Unfair Means) Bill 2024 in Lok Sabha, geared toward addressing paper leak circumstances with stringent measures. According to the proposed laws, all offenses associated to unfair means within the conduct of public examinations shall be cognizable, non-bailable, and non-compoundable.
If the invoice is handed, people concerned in unfair practices throughout examinations might face imprisonment for a minimal of three years, extendable to 5 years, together with a superb of as much as ten lakh rupees.
Additionally, the service supplier for the examination could also be fined as much as Rs 1 crore, and the proportional value of the examination shall be recovered from the corporate. The service supplier may even be prohibited from taking any contracts to conduct examinations for a interval of 4 years.
The invoice introduces additional extreme penalties and provision of imprisionment extending upto 10 years for the service supplier, Director, Senior Management, or any particular person related to the service supplier agency or establishment the place the examination was performed if the examination is discovered to be rigged with their consent.Â
In case of organized crime involving an individual or a gaggle of individuals, together with the examination authority, service supplier, or every other establishment, the invoice mandates imprisonment for a minimal of 5 years, extendable to 10 years, and a superb of not lower than one crore rupees.
