Anti-paper leak law: Centre’s fast-track push exposes gaps in Haryana law
Haryana's 2021 anti-paper leak law has resulted in limited prosecution progress, with 12 of 17 FIRs reaching chargesheet stage by December 2025.
Investigators continue to rely on Indian Penal Code provisions like cheating and forgery rather than the Haryana Public Examination (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act.
The central government's 2024 Public Examination (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act exposes gaps in Haryana's law, which may need procedural safeguards.
Of 29 FIRs linked to HSSC recruitment exams from 2014-2025, 13 were filed before the 2021 Haryana law, with 8 of 11 chargesheets filed.
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