PRINCIPLES:
(1) Copying including attempt to copy in examinations is a serious offence.
(2) One shall not take any unauthorized materials into the examination hall.

FACTS: Rohini, an examinee in PUC, was thoroughly checked while entering into the examination hall. She did not have anything other than authorised materials such as pen, instrument box, etc., with her. As she was writing her paper, an invigilator found close to her feet a bunch of chits. The invigilator on scrutiny found that the chits contained answers to the paper being written by Rohini. Rohini's answers tallied with the answers in the chits. A charge of copying was levelled against Rohini.

Probable Decisions
(a) Rohini shall be punished for copying.
(b) Rohini cannot be punished for copying.
Probable Reasons
(i) Something lying near the feet does not mean that the person is in possession of that thing.
(ii) The fact that she was checked thoroughly while getting into the hall must be conclusive.
(iii) Similarities between her answers and the answers in the chit indicate that she used those chits.
(iv) After using those chits, she must have failed to dispose of them properly.
Your decision with the reason