Archive · 23 Dec 2025
Gujarat HC Orders Australia-Based Accused to Appear in Missing Answer Sheets Case
The Gujarat High Court has told a woman named Binal Patel, who lives in Australia, to come back to India by January 6, 2026.
She is accused of being involved in a case where 28 answer sheets from a nursing exam at Gujarat University went missing.
The court wants her to appear before a lower court to face charges.
If she doesn't come back by the deadline, the court might take action against her.
The court also said she can stay out of jail until January 7, 2026.
Binal asked for more time, but the court said she can't keep delaying her appearance.
Gujarat High Court ordered Australia-based accused Binal Patel to return to India by January 6, 2026, to face charges in the missing answer sheets case.
The case involves 28 missing BSc nursing answer sheets from Gujarat University in July 2023.
Patel has been summoned by the Ahmedabad sessions court for the process of framing charges.
The High Court granted Patel's anticipatory bail until January 7, 2026.
The court remarked that the accused cannot take the judiciary for granted and must provide a definite date of arrival.
- Who
- Binal Patel, an Australia-based accused in the missing answer sheets case
- What
- Gujarat High Court ordered her to appear before the trial court by January 6, 2026
- When
- The order was given on Tuesday, with a bail extension until January 7, 2026
- Where
- Gujarat High Court and Ahmedabad sessions court
- Why
- To frame charges in the case of 28 missing BSc nursing answer sheets from Gujarat University
- Accused
- Binal Patel
- Case
- Missing BSc nursing answer sheets
- University
- Gujarat University (GU)
- Number of Missing Answer Sheets
- 28
- Exam
- BSc nursing exam
- Court
- Ahmedabad sessions court
- Deadline to Appear
- January 6, 2026
- Bail Extension
- Until January 7, 2026