Dixit Patel, accused in NEET-UG case, moves CBI court for bail

Patel was nabbed by the investigation agency on June 29. “At the two examination centres of NEET Exam owned by Jay Jalaram Education Trust, the subjected examination was successfully conducted on the day of the examination under the campus custody and direct supervision of the District Magistrate of Panchmahal. Hence, there is no allegation regarding the fact that any undue and illegal advantage had been taken by anyone as far as the conduction of the examination is concerned,” Patel submitted in his application.

He has also stated that his name did not come up during any investigation since the FIR was first registered at Godhra Taluka police station on May 8 as “no fact had come forward” to infer that Patel “had any knowledge whatsoever, at any pertinent point of time, regarding any intention whatsoever of other co-accused in subjected commission of crime.”

“(Patel) never communicated nor contacted any of the students appearing in the examination. The name of the present applicant did not come up as an accused and even post June 23, 2024, on which, the present investigating agency (CBI) had taken over the investigation,” he told the court.

He further contended that from the remand applications and reports of investigation filed by the CBI, “there appears to be no change in circumstance of situation of investigational facts” and that Patel had “not committed any act to hamper the investigation, since the day of the alleged offence on May 5”.

The petition before the court also states that Patel was “not at all present in the subjected examination centre and even prior to the examination, (he) had never ever ordered, suggested, advised, directed and indicated any word, etc, to any person connected with the conduct of the examination at respective centres for doing any illegal act and/or omission in furtherance of the alleged crime.”

Contending that the CBI had already conducted a search at the premises of the applicant and collected the necessary documents and materials for investigation, there was no chance of “tampering” or need for Patel to remain in judicial custody.

Prior to the NEET-UG examination held on May 5, “many such and similar tests and examinations conducted by state government and other semi-government agencies have been successfully at the centres of Jay Jalaram Education Trust in a legal manner without any untoward incident”, Patel stated.

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