THE UTTAR PRADESH PUBLIC EXAMINATION (PREVENTION OF UNFAIR MEANS) ACT, 1998

172 THE UTTAR PRADESH PUBLIC EXAMINATION (PREVENTION OF UNFAIR MEANS) ACT, 1998 [U.P. ACT NO. 13 OF 1998] (As passed by the Uttar Pradesh Legislature) AN ACT to prevent the leakage of question papers and the use of unfair means at public examinations and to provide for matters connected therewith and incidental thereto. IT IS HEREBY enacted in the Forty-ninth Year of the Republic of India as follows:- CHAPTER- I PRELIMINARY Short title and commencement 1- (1) This Act may be called the Uttar Pradesh Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 1998. (2) It shall be deemed to have come into force on March 18, 1998. Definitions 2- In this Act- (a) “examination centre” means any institution or part thereof or any other place fixed for the holding of a public examination and includes the entire premises attached thereto; (b) “examinee” means a person who has been granted permission to appear in a public examination and includes a person authorized to act as scribe on his behalf; (c) “public examination” means an examination specified in the schedule, conducted for the awarding or granting of any degree, diploma, certificate or any other academic distinction to a person who is lawfully declared to have been successful at such examination; (d) “unfair means” in relation to an examinee while answering questions in a public examination means the unauthorized help from any person directly or indirectly, or from any material written, recorded, copied or printed, in any form whatsoever, or the use of any unauthorized telephonic, wireless or electronic or other instrument or gadget. CHAPTER – II PREVENTION OF UNFAIR MEANS Prohibition of the use of unfair means 3- No examinee shall use unfair means at any public examination. Unauthorized Possession and disclosure of question paper 4- No person, who is not lawfully authorize or permitted by virtue of his duties so to do shall, before the time fixed for distribution of question papers to examinees at a public examination, - (a) procure or attempt to procure or possess, such question paper or any portion or a copy there of; or 173 [The Uttar Pradesh Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 1998] [Section 5-12] (b) impart, or offer to impart, information which he knows or has reason to believe, to be related to, or derived from, or to have a bearing upon such question upon such question paper. Prevention of leakage by person entrusted with examination work 5- No person, who is entrusted with any work pertaining to public examination shall, except where he is permitted by virtue of his duties so to do, directly or indirectly divulge or cause to be divulged or make known to any other person any information or part thereof which has come to his knowledge by virtue of the work being so entrusted to him. Prohibition on entry into an Examination Centre 6- No person, who is not entrusted with any work pertaining to public examination, or who is not an examinee shall during the continuance of public examination enter into an examination centre or having entered into such centre remain there or provide any help or assistance to an examinee in using unfair means in the public examination. No person on the manage- ment etc. shall assist to an examinee 7- No person who is on the management or on the staff of an institution which is being used for the holding of a public examination, or who is entrusted with any work pertaining to public examination, shall provide any help or assistance to an examinee in using unfair means in public examination. No place other than examina- tion centre shall be used for pub- lic examination 8- No person shall use or cause to be used any place, other than the examination centre, for the purposes of holding of public examination. CHAPTER –III PENALTY AND PROCEDURE Penalty for use of unfair means 9- Whoever contravenes or attempts to contravene or abets the contravention of the provisions of section 3 shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extent to three months or with fine which may extent to two thousand rupees or with both. Penalty for leakage 10- Whoever, contravene or attempts to contravene or abets the contravention of the provisions of section 4 or section 5 or section 6 or section 7 or section 8, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extent to one year or with fine which may extent to five thousand rupees or with both. Penalty for offence with preparation to cause hurt etc. 11- Whoever, commits an offence punishable under section 9 or section 10 having made preparation for, causing death of any person or causing hurt to any person or assaulting any person or for wrongfully restraining any person or for putting any person in fear of death or hurt or assault or wrongful restraint shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to five years or with fine which may extend to five thousand rupees or with both. Procedure 12- (1) An offence punishable under section 9 shall be cognizable and bailable. (2) An offence punishable under section 10 or 11 shall be cognizable and non- bailable. 174 [The Uttar Pradesh Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 1998] [Section 13-Schedule] (3) All offences punishable under this Act shall be tried summarily by a Metro-Politian Magistrate or a Judicial Magistrate of the first class and the provisions of sub-section (1) of section 262, section 263, section 264 and section 265 of the code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 shall mutatis mutandis apply to such summary trial. CHAPTER-IV MISCELLANEOUS Protection of action taken in good faith 13- No suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall lie against the State Government or any person for anything which is in good faith done or intended to be done under this Act or the rules made thereunder. Power to amend Schedule 14- The State Government may, by notification, include in the Schedule, any other examination, in respect of which it considers necessary to apply the provisions of this Act and upon the publication of such notification in the Gazette the Schedule shall be deemed to be amended accordingly. Power to make Rules 15- The State Government may, by notification, make rules for caring out the purposes of this Act. Repeal and saving 16- (1) The Uttar Pradesh Public Examination (Prevention of Unfair Means) Ordinance, 1998 is hereby repealed. (2) Notwithstanding such repeal anything done or any action taken under the provisions of the Ordinance referred to in sub-section (1) shall be deemed to have been done or taken under corresponding provisions of this Act as if the provisions of this Act were in force at all material times. SCHEDULE [See section 2(c)] 1- High School and Intermediate examinations conducted by the Board of High School and Intermediate Education, Uttar Pradesh under the Intermediate Education Act, 1921. 2- Any examination conducted by any University or any other Board or body established by or under an Uttar Pradesh Act. 175 mÙkj izns”k lkoZtfud ijh{kk ¼vuqfpr lk/kuksa dk fuokj.k½ vf/kfu;e] 1998 ¿mÙkj izns”k vf/kfu;e la[;k 13 lu~ 1998À ¿tSlk mÙkj izns”k fo/kku e.My }kjk ikfjr gqvkÀ LkkoZtfud ijh{kkvksa esa iz”u&i=ksa ds le; ds iwoZ izdVu vkSj vuqfpr lk/kuksa ds iz;ksx dks jksdus ds fy, vkSj mlls lEcfU/kr vkSj vkuq’kafxd fo’k;ksa dh O;oLFkk djus ds fy, vf/kfu;e Hkkjr x.kjkT; ds mupklosa o’kZ esa fuEufyf[kr vf/kfu;e cuk;k tkrk gS %& v/;k;&,d izkjfEHkd 1&& ¼1½ ;g vf/kfu;e mÙkj izns”k lkoZtfud ijh{kk ¼vuqfpr lk/kuksa dk fuokj.k½ vf/kfu;e] 1998 dgk tk;sxkA ¼2½ ;g 18 ekpZ] 1998 dks izoÙ̀k gqvk le>k tk;xkA laf{kIr uke vkSj izkjEHk 2&& bl vf/kfu;e esa] && ifjHkk’kk,a ¼d½ ^^ijh{kk dsUnz** dk rkRi;Z fdlh lkoZtfud ijh{kk ds vk;kstu ds fy, fu/kkZfjr fdlh laLFkk ;k mlds Hkkx ;k fdlh vU; LFkku ls gS vkSj blds vUrxZr mlls lEc) leLr ifjlj Hkh gS( ¼[k½ ^^ijh{kkFkh** dk rkRi;Z fdlh ,sls O;fDr ls gS] ftls fdlh lkoZtfud ijh{kk esa lfEefyr gksus dh vuqKk iznku dh x;h gks vkSj blesa ,slk O;fDr Hkh lfEefyr gS ftls mldh vksj ls ys[kd ds :i esa dk;Z djus ds fy, izkf/kdr̀ fd;k x;k gks( ¼x½ ^^lkoZtfud ijh{kk** dk rkRi;Z vuqlwph esa fofufnZ’V ,slh ijh{kk ls gS] tks mlesa fof/kiwoZd lQy ?kksf’kr O;fDr dks dksbZ mikf/k] fMIyksek] izek.k&i= ;k dksbZ vU; “kSf{kd fof”k’Vrk iznÙk ;k vuqnÙk djus ds fy, lapkfyr dh tk;( ¼?k½ fdlh ifj{kkFkhZ ds lEcU/k esa] tc fd og lkoZtfud ijh{kk esa iz”uksa dk mÙkj ns jgk gks] ^^vuqfpr lk/ku** dk rkRi;Z vizkf/kdr̀ :i ls fdlh O;fDr dh izR;{k ;k vizR;{k lgk;rk ls ;k fdlh :i esa fyf[kr] vafdr ¼jsdkMsZM½] izfrfyfid̀r ;k eqfnzr fdlh lkexzh dh lgk;rk ls ;k fdlh VsyhQksu] ok;jysl ;k bysDVªkfud ;k vU; ;a= ;k tqxr ds vizkf/kdr̀ iz;ksx ls gSA v/;k;&nks vuqfpr lk/kuksa dk fuokj.k 3&& dksbZ ijh{kkFkhZ] fdlh lkoZtfud ijh{kk esa vuqfpr lk/kuksa dk iz;ksx ugha djsxkA vuqfpr lk/kuksa ds iz;ksx dk fu’ks/k 4&& dksbZ O;fDr] ftls vius drZO;&ikyu ds lEcU/k esa ,slk djus ds fy, izkf/kdkj ;k vuqKk fof/kiwoZd izkIr ugha gS] fdlh lkoZtfud ijh{kk esa ijh{kkfFkZ;ksa dks iz”u&i= ds forj.k ds fy, fu/kkZfjr le; ds iwoZ]& iz”u&i= dks vizkf/kd̀r izkfIr vkSj izdVhdj.k ¼d½ u rks ,sls iz”u&i= ;k mlds fdlh Hkkx dks ;k mldh fdlh izfrfyfi dks gLrxr djsxk] u gLrxr djus dk iz;kl djsxk] u dCts esa j[ksxk] 176 ¿mÙkj izns”k lkoZtfud ijh{kk ¼vuqfpr lk/kuksa dk fuokj.k½ vf/kfu;e] 1998À ¿/kkjk 5&12À ¼[k½ u ,slh dksbZ lwpuk fdlh dks nsxk ;k nsus dk izLrko djsxk] ftlds ckjs esa mls ;g tkudkjh ;k fo”okl djus dk dkj.k gS fd og ,sls iz”u&i= ls lEcfU/kr ;k O;qRiUu ;k lanfHkZr gSA 5&& dksbZ O;fDr] ftls lkoZtfud ijh{kk ls lEcfU/kr dksbZ dk;Z lkSaik tk;] ,slh fLFkfr ds flok; ftlesa mls vius drZO;ksa ds ikyu ds lEcU/k esa ,slk djus dh vuqKk nh x;h gks] ,slh lwpuk ;k mlds Hkkx dks tks mls bl izdkj lkSais x;s dk;Z ds vk/kkj ij mldh tkudkjh esa vkbZ gks] izR;{k ;k vizR;{k :i ls u rks izdV djsxk] u izdV djk;sxk vkSj u fdlh vU; O;fDr dks mldh tkudkjh nsxkA ,sls O;fDr }kjk] ftls ijh{kk dk;Z lkSaik x;k gS] tkudkjh nsus dk fu’ks/k 6&& dksbZ O;fDr] ftls lkoZtfud ijh{kk ls lEcfU/kr dksbZ dk;Z lkSaik u x;k gks] ;k tks ijh{kkFkhZ u gks] lkoZtfud ijh{kk ds tkjh jgus ds nkSjku ijh{kk dsUnz esa u rks izos”k djsxk] u ,sls dsUnz esa izos”k djds ogka cuk jgsxk vkSj u lkoZtfud ijh{kk esa fdlh ijh{kkFkhZ dks vuqfpr lk/ku ds iz;ksx esa fdlh izdkj dh lgk;rk ;k lg;ksx iznku djsxkA ijh{kk dsUnz esa izos”k ij fu’ks/k 7&& dksbZ O;fDr] tks ,slh laLFkk ds] ftls lkoZtfud ijh{kk ds vk;kstu ds fy, mi;ksx esa yk;k tk jgk gks] izcU/kra= esa gksrs gq, ;k deZpkfjoxZ esa gksrs gq, ;k ftls lkoZtfud ijh{kk ls lacaf/kr dksbZ dk;Z lkSaik x;k gks] lkoZtfud ijh{kk esa fdlh ijh{kkFkhZ dks vuqfpr lk/ku ds iz;ksx esa fdlh izdkj dh lgk;rk ;k lg;ksx iznku ugha djsxkA izcU/k ra= bR;kfn dk dksbZ O;fDr fdlh ijh{kkFkhZ dk lg;ksx ugha djsxk 8&& dksbZ O;fDr lkoZtfud ijh{kk ds vk;kstu ds iz;kstu ds fy, ijh{kk dsUnz ls fHkUu fdlh LFkku dk u rks mi;ksx djsxk vkSj u mi;ksx djus nsxkA lkoZtfud ijh{kk ds fy, ijh{kk dsUnz ls fHkUu fdlh vU; LFkku dk mi;ksx ugha fd;k tk;xk v/;k;&rhu ”kkfLr vkSj izfØ;k 9&& tks dksbZ /kkjk 3 ds micU/kksa dk mYya?ku djsxk ;k mYya?ku djus dk iz;kl djsxk ;k mYya?ku ds fy, nq’izsfjr djsxk] og dkjkokl ls ftldh vof/k rhu ekl rd gks ldrh gS ;k tqekZus ls] tks nks gtkj :i;s rd gks ldrk gS] ;k nksuksa ls] nf.Mr fd;k tk;sxkA vuqfpr lk/kuksa ds iz;ksx ds fy, “kkfLr 10&& tks dksbZ /kkjk 4 ;k /kkjk 5 ;k /kkjk 6 ;k /kkjk 7 ;k /kkjk 8 ds micU/kksa dk mYya?ku djsxk ;k mYya?ku djus dk iz;kl djsxk ;k mYya?ku ds fy, nq’iszfjr djsxk] og dkjkokl ls] ftldh vof/k ,d o’kZ rd gks ldrh gS ;k tqekZus ls] tks ikap gtkj :i;s rd gks ldrk gS ;k nksuksa ls] nf.Mr fd;k tk;sxkA Tkudkjh nsus ds fy, “kkfLr 11&& tks dksbZ fdlh O;fDr dks èR;q ;k mls migfr ;k ml ij geyk ;k mldk lnks’k vojks/k dkfjr djus dh] ;k èR;q dk] ;k migfr dk ;k geys dk] ;k lnks’k vojks/k dk] Hk; dkfjr djus dh rS;kjh djds /kkjk 9 ;k 10 ds v/khu n.Muh; vijk/k djsxk] og dkjkokl ls] ftldh vof/k ikap o’kZ rd gks ldrh gS ;k tqekZus ls tks ikap gtkj :i;s rd gks ldrk gS ;k nksuksa ls nf.Mr fd;k tk;sxkA migfr vkfn dkfjr djus dh rS;kjh ds lkFk vijk/k dh “kkfLr 12&& ¼1½ /kkjk 9 ds v/khu n.Muh; vijk/k laKs; vkSj tekurh; gksxkA ¼2½ /kkjk 10 ;k /kkjk 11 ds v/khu n.Muh; vijk/k laKs; vkSj vtekurh; gksxkA izfØ;k 177 ¿mÙkj izns”k lkoZtfud ijh{kk ¼vuqfpr lk/kuksa dk fuokj.k½ vf/kfu;e] 1998À ¿/kkjk 13&vuqlwphÀ ¼3½ bl vf/kfu;e ds v/khu n.Muh; leLr vijk/k dk fdlh egkuxj eftLVªsV ;k izFke oxZ ds U;kf;d eftLVªsV }kjk laf{kIr fopkj.k fd;k tk;sxk vkSj n.M izfØ;k lafgrk] 1973 dh /kkjk 262 dh mi/kkjk ¼1½] /kkjk 263] /kkjk 264 vkSj /kkjk 265 ds micU/k ;Fkk vko”;d ifjorZu lfgr] ,sls laf{kIr fopkj.k ij ykxw gksaxsA v/;k;&pkj fofo/k 13&& jkT; ljdkj ;k fdlh O;fDr ds fo:) ,sls dk;Z ds fy, tks bl vf/kfu;e ;k rnUrxZr cuk;s x;s fu;eksa ds v/khu ln~Hkkouk ls fd;k x;k gks ;k fd;s tkus ds fy, vfHkiszr gks] u rks dksbZ okn ;k vfHk;kstu izLrqr fd;k tk ldsxk vkSj u dksbZ vU; fof/kd dk;Zokgh dh tk ldsxhA ln~Hkkouk ls dh x;h dk;Zokgh dk laj{k.k 14&& jkT; ljdkj] vf/klwpuk }kjk fdlh vU; ijh{kk dks ftlds lEcU/k esa og bl vf/kfu;e ds micU/kksa dks ykxw djuk vko”;d le>rh gS] vuqlwph esa lfEefyr dj ldrh gS vkSj ,slh vf/klwpuk ds xtV esa izdk”ku ij vuqlwph rn~uqlkj la”kksf/kr le>h tk;sxhA vuqlwph dk la”kks/ku djus dh “kfDr 15&& jkT; ljdkj] vf/klwpuk }kjk] bl vf/kfu;e ds iz;kstuksa dks dk;kZfUor djus ds fy, fu;e cuk ldrh gSA fu;e cukus dh “kfDr 16&& ¼1½ mÙkj izns”k lkoZtfud ijh{kk ¼vuqfpr lk/kuksa dk fuokj.k½ v/;kns”k] 1998 ,rn~}kjk fujflr fd;k tkrk gSaA ¼2½ ,sls fujlu ds gksrs gq, Hkh] mi/kkjk ¼1½ esa fufnZ’V v/;kns”k ds micU/kksa ds v/khu dr̀ dksbZ dk;Z ;k dk;Zokgh] bl vf/kfu;e ds rRleku micU/kksa ds v/khu dr̀ dk;Z ;k dk;Zokgh le>h tk;xh ekuksa bl vf/kfu;e ds micU/k lHkh lkjoku le; ij izoÙ̀k FksA fujlu vkSj viokn vuqlwph ¿/kkjk 2 ¼x½ nsf[k;sÀ ¼1½ b.VjehfM,V f”k{kk vf/kfu;e] 1921 ds v/khu vk/;fed f”k{kk ifj’kn~] mÙkj izns”k }kjk lapkfyr gkbZLdwy vkSj b.VjehfM,V ijh{kk;saA ¼2½ fdlh mÙkj izns”k vf/kfu;e ds }kjk ;k v/khu LFkkfir fdlh fo”ofo|ky; ;k fdlh vU; ifj’kn~ ;k fudk; }kjk lapkfyr dksbZ ijh{kkA