# Chhattisgarh HC denies bail to ex-IAS officer in CGPSC case 2026-08-07T05:40:45+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet The Chhattisgarh high court has denied bail to retired IAS officer Jeevan Kishore Dhruv in the alleged CGPSC recruitment examination leak case. The court said leaking competitive examination papers could damage the careers of lakhs of aspirants and called the offence “more heinous than murder”. The CBI alleges Dhruv, who was CGPSC secretary during the 2020-2022 recruitment process, retained confidential papers from the 2021 Main Examination and supplied them to his son, Sumit Dhruv, also an accused. The agency cites recovered examination material, witness statements and records. Dhruv’s counsel denied the allegations, saying he had disclosed his sons’ candidatures and was removed from confidential duties. The court said the prosecution had made a prima facie case and described the alleged conduct as a serious breach of recruitment integrity. ## Coverage - hindustantimes.com Tags: CBI, CGPSC, Chhattisgarh, paper leak, public recruitment Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/chhattisgarh-hc-denies-bail-to-ex-ias-officer-in-cgpsc-case/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/chhattisgarh-hc-denies-bail-to-ex-ias-officer-in-cgpsc-case/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.