The Supreme Court criticised a CTET candidate accused of using a proxy in Uttar Pradesh, saying “Munna Bhai andar rehna chahiye.” The court warned that such acts destroy the integrity of public examinations and harm genuine students.
New Delhi: On Sep 8, the Supreme Court on Monday strongly criticised a candidate accused of using a proxy person in the Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) held in Uttar Pradesh in December 2024. The court said such actions destroy the credibility of public examinations and disadvantage honest students.
A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta came down heavily on the accused, remarking,
“You are destroying the entire system of public examinations.”
The judges even made a sharp reference to the Bollywood film Munna Bhai MBBS, where actor Sanjay Dutt’s character cheats in a medical exam through a proxy.
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The bench said,
“Munna Bhai andar rehna chahiye (Munnabhai should remain inside).”
According to the case details, the accused, Sandeep Singh Patel, was booked after a complaint was filed by a school principal. The CTET exam was conducted at the school on December 15, 2024. Authorities noticed a suspicious candidate during the exam.
On verification, his biometric details did not match. It was later discovered that another man had appeared in the exam on behalf of Patel, using a fake admit card.
Patel’s lawyer argued before the Supreme Court that three people were chargesheeted in the case and two of them had already been granted bail. He added that the supposed proxy, known as the “solver”, had also been granted bail.
Hearing the matter, the bench issued a notice to the Uttar Pradesh government to respond to Patel’s plea. The case challenges the Allahabad High Court’s order that had earlier denied him bail. The matter will now be heard after four weeks.
The petitioner had earlier told the High Court that he was falsely implicated and that he was admitted to a hospital on the day of the examination due to ill health. He also claimed that he had no knowledge of someone else appearing in the exam on his behalf.
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However, the Allahabad High Court refused his bail plea, stressing the seriousness of the act. The high court observed,
“When a solver appears in someone’s place in any examination, it undermines the integrity of the educational system and has serious implications for society.”
The accused faces charges under provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and the Uttar Pradesh Public Examination (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act.
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