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The Supreme Court connected Friday (May 29, 2026) refused to interfere with the Allahabad High Court bid granting anticipatory bail to Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati successful a lawsuit registered against him nether the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
A seat of Justices M.M. Sundresh and N. Kotiswar Singh dismissed the plea of complainant Ashutosh Brahmachari. "Sorry, we are not going to interfere," the seat said.
On March 25, the Allahabad High Court granted anticipatory bail to Swami Avimukteshwaranand and his disciple Mukundanand Brahmachari successful a lawsuit registered against them nether the POCSO Act.
However, the High Court restrained some the archetypal informant and the applicants (Swami Avimukteshwaranand and the disciple) from making immoderate statements earlier the media successful this regard. The tribunal had directed some of them to cooperate with the investigation. The lawsuit pertains to an FIR lodged astatine the Jhunsi constabulary presumption successful Prayagraj pursuing directions from a POCSO court, alleging intersexual exploitation of respective 'batuks' (young disciples) by the accused.
