Delhi High Court rejects NEET UG paper leak accused's plea against arrest; imposes ₹25,000 costs
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The Delhi High Court on Monday dismissed a plea filed by NEET-UG paper leak accused Dhananjay Nivrutti Lokhande challenging his arrest and seeking immediate release on the ground that he was not supplied a copy of his arrest memo. A Division Bench of Justice Navin Chawla and Ravinder Dudeja imposed costs of ₹25,000 on Lokhande, observing that the petition was "absolutely meritless" and an abuse of the process of law. The Court said that the amount should be deposited with the Advocates Welfare F