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only a mock drill and the same would be removed. However, the company did not stop continuing with the illegal acts, rather the fake website also started showing data of students. The complainant apprehended that the company in question was practising deceit upon people by selling fake degrees and maligning the reputation of the complainant-Institution. On the basis of this complaint, the FIR was registered on 15.12.2020.

3(iv). Police team visited the residence of Ainan Ahamed at Noida and recovered 376 blank and 5 filled mark-sheets, 270 Holograms of IEC, Certificates from 78 Universities, cash amount of Rs.2,73,000/-, 165 stamps/seals, six stamp pads, two laptops and one mobile phone from him. During investigations, Ainan Ahamed, Mohd. Saleem and Bharti statedly disclosed that they had prepared fake website of not only the complainant-IEC University, but of various other educational institutions and had distributed fake degrees, certificates and mark-sheets in different States throughout the country. The above three accused including the bail petitioners were arrested on 04.02.2021.

3(viii). During investigations, Mohd. Saleem provided details of 32 fake websites allegedly got prepared by him at the instance of Ainan Ahamed with help of other accused persons. He also provided the backup data of 19 fake websites, which contained PHP files, student/subject details, screenshots of posts, e-mail backup and database etc. 3(ix). In view of the fraud and deceitful acts committed by the petitioners in preparing and selling fake and fictitious degrees/mark-sheets of various educational institutions/universities throughout the country by using various fake websites, the Superintendent of Police, Baddi, District Solan requested the Inspector General of Police, South, Shimla to handover the further investigation to the State Intelligence Department.

Learned Deputy Advocate General opposed the bail petitions. She contended that serious allegations have been levelled against the petitioners. There is sufficient evidence available on record against them of creating many fictitious domains and fake websites of different universities & various educational institutions throughout the country.

Using these fictitiously created domains and fictitiously created websites, the petitioners have duped the students as well as sold fake diplomas/degrees/mark-sheets on the domain of these universities and in this process, the petitioners while maligning the reputation of the universities/educational institutions, have illegally earned huge money. Learned Deputy Advocate General further submitted that trial is now underway and four witnesses remained to be examined. Therefore, at this stage, the petitioners may not be released on regular bail.