New Delhi

The Supreme Court on Friday refused to interfere with an Allahabad High Court order granting anticipatory bail to Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati in a case registered under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.

A bench comprising Justices MM Sundresh and N Kotiswar Singh dismissed a plea filed by complainant Ashutosh Brahmachari challenging the relief granted to the seer.

“Sorry, we are not going to interfere,” the bench observed while rejecting the petition.

On March 25, the Allahabad High Court had granted anticipatory bail to Swami Avimukteshwaranand and his disciple Mukundanand Brahmachari in connection with the case.

At the same time, the high court directed both the complainant and the accused not to make any public statements to the media regarding the matter. The court had also instructed the accused to cooperate with the ongoing investigation.

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The case relates to an FIR registered at Jhunsi police station in Prayagraj after directions from a POCSO court. The complaint alleged sexual exploitation of several ‘batuks’ or young disciples by the accused.