Cheating in examination has made to see the jail
for 3 years. 15 years ago a boy caught up cheating, now a father of three, who
has been sentenced to three years' imprisonment by a Delhi court.
Metropolitan court sentenced Asif to three years' imprisonment for offence of cheating.
Asif's please for release on probation on the ground that he has to look after his father, wife, three children and that he was facing trial for last 15 years was also declined by the court.
The court, in its order yesterday, said reduction of sentence on ground of long pending trial is not justifiable. It, however, released him on bail till December 6.
Invigilator and vice-principal of the school also deposed in the court that on checking the roll numbers of the candidates during the examination, it was found that the picture affixed on the hall ticket was not of Asif as it did not match with other documents.
The court noted that the opinion of handwriting experts proved that the answer sheet of social science was written by the juvenile convict and not Asif.
