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Anticipatory Bail Granted in High-Profile POCSO Case
The Allahabad High Court cited procedural inconsistencies and inconclusive medical evidence in granting anticipatory bail to Swami Avimukteshwaranand under the POCSO Act.
- On Wednesday, the Allahabad High Court granted anticipatory bail to Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati, the Shankaracharya of Jyotirmath, and his disciple Swami Pratyakchaitanya Mukundanand Giri in a POCSO Act case involving alleged sexual abuse during the Prayagraj Magh Mela.
- Ashutosh Brahmachari Maharaj filed the complaint on February 21, alleging two minors aged 14 and 17 were abused. Saraswati termed the case "politically motivated" and claimed he has been falsely implicated.
- Justice Jitendra Kumar Sinha questioned the six-day reporting delay and noted victims were not placed with guardians. Media interviews violated POCSO and Juvenile Justice Acts safeguards, the court found.
- Inconsistencies emerged in victim statements regarding time and location; the court noted no medical examination was conducted. When asked about the delay, Saraswati stated he was busy in "pooja/yagya."
- Saraswati launched a march from Varanasi to Lucknow on March 7 called the "Gau Pratishtharth Dharma Yuddh Shankhnaad Yatra," intensifying criticism of the CM. The court prohibited media interviews during investigation.
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Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati gets anticipatory bail in POCSO case. Here’s what the court said
While granting bail, Justice Jitendra Kumar Sinha raised questions over the sequence of lodging the FIR against the duo and why the victims approached the complainant first and not a guardian.
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National HeraldAllahabad HC grants anticipatory bail to Avimukteshwaranand in POCSO case
India News: The Allahabad high court granted anticipatory bail to seer Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati and his disciple Mukundanand Brahmachari in a case invol.
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