The Supreme Court upholds anticipatory (pre-arrest) bail granted by the Allahabad High Court to Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati and his disciple Mukundanand Brahmachari in a POCSO case. The case is filed over allegations that the seer sexually exploited a minor disciple in Prayagraj. According to reports, the High Court had granted anticipatory bail in March, while directing both the accused and the complainant, Ashutosh Maharaj, not to speak to the media about the matter. Prior to the High Court’s decision, the court stayed Avimukteshwaranand’s arrest on February 27 and reserved its verdict after asking the applicants to cooperate with the investigation. The Supreme Court decision comes after a plea challenging the anticipatory bail was brought before it. News outlets report that the Supreme Court rejects that challenge and keeps the High Court’s order in effect, providing the accused continued protection from arrest in the case, subject to the conditions imposed by the courts.
Supreme Court upholds anticipatory bail for Swami Avimukteshwaranand in POCSO case
The Supreme Court upholds anticipatory (pre-arrest) bail granted by the Allahabad High Court to Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati and his disciple Mukundanand Brahmachari in a POCSO case. The case is...
- The Supreme Court upholds anticipatory bail granted by the Allahabad High Court in a POCSO case.
- The beneficiaries are seer Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati and his disciple Mukundanand Brahmachari.
- The case concerns allegations of sexual exploitation of a minor disciple in Prayagraj.
- The Allahabad High Court had also directed the accused and the complainant, Ashutosh Maharaj, not to speak to the media.
- The High Court had earlier stayed Avimukteshwaranand’s arrest on February 27 and required cooperation with the investigation.
Supreme Court upholds Allahabad High Court anticipatory bail for Swami Avimukteshwaranand and Mukundanand in Prayagraj POCSO case.
3 months agoThe Allahabad high court in March granted anticipatory bail to Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati and his disciple Mukundanand Brahmachari in a POCSO case alleging sexual exploitation of minor disciples. Justice Jitendra Kumar Sinha, while allowing their plea, directed both the accused and the complainant, Ashutosh Maharaj, not to speak to the media about the case. The court had earlier stayed Avimukteshwaranand's arrest on February 27 and reserved its verdict after directing the applicants to cooperate with the investigation.
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