Supreme Court refuses to interfere with anticipatory bail to Swami Avimukteshwaranand in POCSO case
The Supreme Court has declined to intervene in the anticipatory bail granted to Swami Avimukteshwaranand in a POCSO case. The Allahabad High Court had previously issued the bail while instructing both parties to refrain from media statements. The case involves allegations of sexual exploitation against young disciples.
- ▪The Supreme Court refused to interfere with the anticipatory bail granted by the Allahabad High Court.
- ▪Swami Avimukteshwaranand and his disciple were granted bail in a case under the POCSO Act.
- ▪The High Court ordered both parties to cooperate with the investigation and not make media statements.
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The Supreme Court on Friday (May 29, 2026) refused to interfere with the Allahabad High Court order granting anticipatory bail to Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati in a case registered against him under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.A bench of Justices M.M. Sundresh and N. Kotiswar Singh dismissed the plea of complainant Ashutosh Brahmachari. "Sorry, we are not going to interfere," the bench said. Ready for narco test to establish truth in POCSO case: Swami AvimukteshwaranandOn March 25, the Allahabad High Court granted anticipatory bail to Swami Avimukteshwaranand and his disciple Mukundanand Brahmachari in a case registered against them under the POCSO Act.However, the High Court restrained both the first informant and the applicants (Swami…
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