HC Karnataka quashes entire case proceedings by District Magistrate against Sri Nithyananda Swami
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Channel: United States of KAILASA · 2013 · Nonprofits & Activism
The High Court of Karnataka on 25 February, 2013, quashed the FIR filed and action initiated by the District Commissioner, Ramanagara against Sri Nithyananda Swami in the case filed on 14 June 2012 in Cr. No. 308/2012 of Bidadi Police Station, u/s 107 r/w 151 of Cr.PC. The Sub-Inspector of Police (SI), Bidadi Police Station, had registered the case and arrested Sri Nithyananda Swami in the same. The District Magistrate, Ramanagara, in turn, remanded him to judicial custody for 7 days and directed that he be kept in Central Prison, Mysore. Thereafter, the District Magistrate passed an order directing Sri Nithyananda Swami to execute a bond for Rs. 1 lakh, to be in force for a period of 1 year.
