JABALPUR, India, June 13 -- Madhya Pradesh High Court issued the following judgment/order on May 12:

1. By this common judgment, Criminal Appeal No. 57/2026, filed by Ranveer Singh, and Criminal Appeal No. 12190/2025 filed by Harvendra Singh Chauhan @ Pravendra Kumar shall be decided.

2. Both the criminal appeals have been filed against judgment and sentence dated 04.12.2025 passed by Special Judge (CBI)/Vyapam and 8 th Additional Sessions Judge, Gwalior in SC CBI No. 06/2017.

3. Appellants have been convicted and sentenced for the following offenses:

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4. At the outset, it is clarified that although appellant in Cr.A. No. 12190/2025 has been referred to as "Pramendra Chauhan" in the arrest memo, however, in the Jail Entry Register, impugned judgment of the trial Court, as well as in the cause-title of Cr.A. No. 12190/2025, he has been referred to as "Pravendra Kumar". Therefore, for the sake of uniformity, in further paragraphs of this judgment, he is being referred to as "Pravendra Kumar".

5. The facts necessary for disposal of present appeal, in short, are that on 30.09.2012, a complaint was made by Shri B. S. Parihar, Principal, Govt. Girls' College, to Police Station - Kotwali, District Morena, that Vyapam had organised a recruitment examination for the post of Police Constable. Said examination took place in the aforesaid college. It was found that in place of candidate Ranveer, some other person was filling up the OMR sheet and the photograph as well as signatures of the person who was sitting in the examination hall and was filling up the OMR sheet did not match with the photograph and signatures of the candidate. The person, who was filling up the OMR sheet, accepted that he has appeared as a solver on behalf of the candidate, and accordingly, it was prayed that FIR be lodged. The person, who was sitting in the examination hall and was filling up the OMR sheet, disclosed his name as Pravendra Kumar. By the orders of the Supreme Court, investigation was handed over to the CBI. The specimen signatures as well as specimen handwriting of Ranveer Singh were collected. Report of handwriting expert in respect of the specimen handwriting of Ranveer Singh was obtained. It was found that appellant Ranveer Singh had not appeared in the examination, but had taken the services of solver.

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