New Delhi [India], July 23 : NEET UG Paper leak case accused Shivraj Raghunath Motegaonkar withdrew his bail plea from the court on Thursday. Thereafter, the court dismissed the bail application as withdrawn.
The CBI alleged that Motegaonkar is actively involved in a conspiracy of leaking the chemistry exam paper before the NEET UG Exam 2026.
The bail matter was listed for arguments before Special CBI Judge Ajay Gupta on Thursday.
The Counsel for the applicant, Motegaonkar, moved an application seeking withdrawal of the present application.
It was submitted by the Counsel that the applicant Shivraj Raghunath Motegaonkar does not want to press the present application and the same may be dismissed as not pressed/argued on merits with the liberty to move a fresh application at a later stage.
The court allowed the application after hearing.
"Keeping in view of the submissions made by the Ld. Counsel for the applicant/accused, the present application is hereby dismissed as withdrawn," the Special Judge ordered.
While opposing the bail plea earlier, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) had stated that Latur Coaching Owner Shivraj Raghunath Motegaonkar was actively involved in Conspiracy paid Rs. 5 lakh to Prahalad Kulkarni to get the chemistry paper of the NEET UG Exam 2026.
Motegaonkar runs a coaching institute in RCC Classes in Latur, Maharashtra. Kulkarni was the chemistry paper setter engaged by the NTA.
It is alleged by the CBI that Motegaonkar provided the copy of the leaked exam paper to students. He leaked the chemistry exam paper before the examination.
The CBI had filed its reply on the bail application of Shivraj Raghunath Motegaonkar, which is pending before the Rouse Avenue court's special judge Ajay Gupta.
The CBI has alleged that Motegaonkar is involved in the leakage of the question paper and the distribution of the same in Conspiracy with other Accused persons.
The CBI had submitted that this accused had received the chemistry questions and answers of NEET 2026 on 23.04.2026, prior to the scheduled date of examination.
It was further submitted that the said leaked question paper has been found in the mobile phone of accused Shivraj Motegaonkar, who also provided the leaked question paper and answers to several persons.
On a query by the court, the investigation officer had said that there is a video showing him saying that the question he gave to the students is in the question paper.