A Delhi court has allowed Yash Yadav, a key accused in the NEET-UG paper leak case, to appear for the re-examination on June 21 while in judicial custody.
The special judge, Vishal Gogne, observed that Yadav's rights as a student cannot be defeated by denying him the opportunity to sit for the exam.
Denying him interim bail, the court partially allowed Yadav's plea, directing Tihar jail officials to escort him to and from the exam centre on time.
The court noted that Yadav's eligibility to sit for the exam was subject to appropriate orders from the exam conducting body, and that he had already received an admit card from the National Testing Agency.
The CBI had opposed the plea, citing Yadav's 'grave role' in the case and the potential for him to influence witnesses and hamper the investigation if released on bail.
