New Delhi, Dec 15, 2016
A bench comprising Justices Dipak Misra and A M Khanwilkar did not suspend the trial court proceedings in view of a pending challenge to a high court order that had directed handing over certain documents, including “unauthenticated medical records” of the rape victim, to Nithyananda. In an earlier order on 7th November, the Court had directed the Trial Court to proceed with hearing the arguments on charge.
Nithyananda’s counsel opposed the Special Leave Petition filed by complainant Lenin, questioning the locus standi of the petitioner in the criminal case. Lenin, who acted as driver of Nithyananda, had filed a complaint with the police in 2010.
Meanwhile, advocate V N Raghupathy, appearing for Karnataka, submitted that the state has also filed a special leave petition against the July 21 order of the high court. The apex court, while refraining from passing any further order, put the matter for consideration on January 17.
In its petition, the state government contended that the high court ordered for providing statements of 32 witnesses, including that of actor Ranjitha Menon to the accused.
Ranjitha’s purported CD with Nithyananda had led to registration of criminal cases. The high court had also directed furnishing medical records of another victim and her email conversations to the accused.
The state government claimed the documents were not part of the charge sheet filed against Nithyananda and others in the rape and cheating case registered in March 2010 in the Bidadi police station in Ramanagaram district and, had not been relied upon by the prosecution.
Nithyananda and four other accused are seeking the “records virtually to set up a defence at the pre-trial stage which cannot be permitted”, advocate Joseph Aristotle, representing the state government submitted. He said the accused had misused the judicial process in order to delay the proceedings.
Nithyananda, who was booked for rape and indulging in unnatural sex, was arrested on April 22, 2010. Later, he was granted bail on June 11, 2010.
The 39-year-old, who founded an ashram with its headquarters on the outskirts of Bengaluru, was directed by the apex court in 2014 to undergo potency test and give blood and voice sample required for investigation of the case.
Nithyananda’s counsel opposed the Special Leave Petition filed by complainant Lenin, questioning the locus standi of the petitioner in the criminal case. Lenin, who acted as driver of Nithyananda, had filed a complaint with the police in 2010.
Meanwhile, advocate V N Raghupathy, appearing for Karnataka, submitted that the state has also filed a special leave petition against the July 21 order of the high court. The apex court, while refraining from passing any further order, put the matter for consideration on January 17.
In its petition, the state government contended that the high court ordered for providing statements of 32 witnesses, including that of actor Ranjitha Menon to the accused.
Ranjitha’s purported CD with Nithyananda had led to registration of criminal cases. The high court had also directed furnishing medical records of another victim and her email conversations to the accused.
The state government claimed the documents were not part of the charge sheet filed against Nithyananda and others in the rape and cheating case registered in March 2010 in the Bidadi police station in Ramanagaram district and, had not been relied upon by the prosecution.
Nithyananda and four other accused are seeking the “records virtually to set up a defence at the pre-trial stage which cannot be permitted”, advocate Joseph Aristotle, representing the state government submitted. He said the accused had misused the judicial process in order to delay the proceedings.
Nithyananda, who was booked for rape and indulging in unnatural sex, was arrested on April 22, 2010. Later, he was granted bail on June 11, 2010.
The 39-year-old, who founded an ashram with its headquarters on the outskirts of Bengaluru, was directed by the apex court in 2014 to undergo potency test and give blood and voice sample required for investigation of the case.
Source: Deccan Herald
- नित्यानंद स्वामी का पंडाल सिंहस्थ के सबसे भव्य पंडालों में से एक था। इसकी सजावट को लेकर श्रद्धालुओं में खूब चर्चा थी।
- पंडाल में बने मंदिर में लोगों को आकर्षित करने के लिए कथित रूप से सोने की मूर्तियां लगाई गई थीं।
- सिंहस्थ खत्म होने पर जब टेंट वाले, बिजली कांट्रैक्टर, डेकोरेटर और सप्लायर अपना पेमेंट लेने नित्यानंद के आश्रम पहुंचे तो हिसाब चेक करने के नाम पर उन्हें दो दिन रुकने काे कहा गया।
- दो दिन बाद जब लोग फिर से पहुंचे तो उन्हें 10 से 20 पर्सेंट रकम देकर लौटा दिया गया।
- इसके बाद तीसरी बार पहुंचने पर उन्हें साफ कह दिया गया कि अब आपका पेमेंट आॅडिट होने के बाद ही किया जाएगा। उसके पहले पेमेंट संभव नहीं है।
- इस पर जब इन्होंने हंगामा मचाया तो नित्यानंद के मैनेजर ने उन्हें ये कहकर भगा दिया कि आप लोगों ने शर्तों के हिसाब से काम नहीं किया है, इसलिए हम आपको पेमेंट नहीं करेंगे।
- घबराए सप्लायर और ठेकेदार मेला प्रशासन के पास पहुंचे। सिंहस्थ के डिप्टी फेयर अफसर एसएस रावत ने कहा कि कुछ सप्लायर्स और ठेकेदार पेमेंट ना होने की शिकायत लेकर आए थे। हमने इनको पुलिस में शिकायत करने को कहा है।
- एक सप्लायर के मुताबिक, नित्यानंद स्वामी से लोगों को करीब 1 करोड़ रुपया लेना है। लेकिन उनके पास सिर्फ 30-35 लाख रुपए का सामान दिए जाने के कागजी सबूत हैं। इसलिए भी वे परेशान हैं कि यदि पुलिस के पास भी गए तो बाकि रकम की वसूली कैसे होगी?
ऐसा था सिंहस्थ में नित्यानंद का जलवा
- बाबा ने लोगों को लुभाने के हर संभव प्रयास किए। शाही स्नान के लिए वो सोने का मुकुट पहनकर विदेशी भक्तों के साथ जाते थे।
- नित्यानंद की प्रवेशाई में सैकड़ों की संख्या में विदेशी भक्त शामिल हुए थे। इसमे नित्यानंद सोने का मुकुट पहनकर महंगे रथ पर सवार थे, जिसे विदेशी महिलाएं खींच रही थीं।
- नित्यानंद सिंहस्थ में शुरू से ही विवादित रहे। सरकार के एक बैनर पर उनके फ़ोटो को लेकर कुछ संतों ने जबरदस्त विरोध किया था, इसके बाद सरकार ने वो बैनर हटवा लिए थे।
Baba shining in gold but does not pay workers