Sex (Swami???????) Nithyananda gets conditional bail

Maya Sharma, NDTV
June 11, 2010, Bangalore

The man who has come to be known as Bangalore's sex swami has been granted conditional bail.

Swami Nityananda was arrested in April. He was found in Himachal Pradesh after a sex scandal erupted at his ashram near Bangalore. In March, local media aired a video that allegedly shows the swami with a Tamil actress. (Read: 'Sex Swami' Nithyananda arrested in Himachal)

He has since been charged with rape and unnatural sex.

He's likely to be released from jail on Monday. He has been asked to provide a one-lakh bond, and to surrender his passport. He has also been forbidden from public discourses. He'll have to report to a local police station once every fortnight.

The controversy surrounding Nityananda includes the discovery that he allegedly asked female followers to sign a 'sex contract' as a preemptive move against legal action. (Read: Swami's alleged sex CD sells for Rs 1,000)

The document alerts signees to possible participations in activities that "involve nudity... close physical proximity and intimacy, verbal and written descriptions and audio sounds of a sexually oriented, and erotic nature."

Nityananda has resigned as the head of his ashram and the different trusts it controls.

Nithyananda's bail plea hearing adjourned to June 10

BANGALORE: Karnataka High Court on Tuesday adjourned to June 10 hearing of bail application of self-styled godman Nithyananda Swami, arrested on criminal charges, including rape.

When the case came up, Justice C Kumaraswamy adjourned the case stating that since the case had earlier been heard by Justice Subhash B Adi and since he was on leave, only he would hear Nithyananda's bail application and pass orders.

Meanwhile, a writ petition filed by Nithyananda's counsel against freezing of bank accounts of the four trusts of which Nithyananda is a trustee was also adjourned to June 10.

Nithyananda, whose judicial custody ends tomorrow, landed in controversy in March after local TV channels aired purported video footage showing him in a compromising position with a Tamil actress. He was arrested in Solan district in Himachal Pradesh on April 21. His followers had gone on a two-day fast on June 5 praying for his release.

HC adjourns Nithyananda's bail application to June 8

Press Trust Of India
Bangalore, May 26, 2010

Karnataka High Court on Wednesday adjourned hearing in the bail petition of self-styled godman Nityananda Swami, arrested on criminal charges including rape, to June 8.

When the case came for hearing before Justice Subhash B Adi, the CID police sought more time to conduct investigation.

However, Nityananda's counsel contended that there were "no victims or witnesses" in the case and it was admitted by the investigating agency.

After hearing the arguments of both sides, Justice Subhash Adi adjourned the hearing to June 8.

Meanwhile, a writ petition filed by the counsel against freezing of bank accounts of four trusts, of which Nityananda is a trustee, was adjourned to June 4.

Also, the judicial custody of Nityananda, which ended today, has been extended till June 9.

Nityananda landed in a controversy in March after local TV channels aired purported video footage showing him in a compromising position with a Tamil actress. He was arrested from Solan in Himachal Pradesh on April 21.

Nithyananda bail hearing today

Staff Reporter

BANGALORE: The Karnataka High Court adjourned to Tuesday a criminal petition by Nithyananda and one of his disciples, Nithya Bhaktananda, seeking bail.

Nithyananda is in the news after he was shown on private television channels in a compromising position with a woman.

Both Nithyananda and Bhaktananda have denied all the allegations levelled against them and have sought bail.

Nithyananda Bail Plea Hearing Adjourned to May 26th

 
Deccan Herald
Bangalore: May 19 (DHNS) :
The High Court on Tuesday adjourned the hearing on the bail plea of self-styled godman Nithyananda to May 26 along with that on his petition seeking defreezing of bank accounts. 

In the course of investigation into the sex scandal involving Nithyananda and Tamil actor Ranjitha, the CID has discovered 12 bank accounts, one of which had a deposit of over $ 7million (Rs 32 crore).
These accounts as well as financial dealingS of the trusts are being probed by the Enforcement Directorate and Income Tax department.

According to State Police, the Tamil Nadu police, while registering the case, had asked the banks to freeze these accounts to avoid misuse of money.
Nithyananda, in his petition, has said that the accounts be defreezed as the money is required to run the ashram.

The godman now in judicial custody has also moved the High Court seeking bail after the lower court rejected his bail application. Justice H S Kempanna adjourned hearing.



Deccan Chronicle

May 18: The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday further adjourned the hearing on the bail plea of controversial ‘godman’ Nithyananda Swami to May 26. Nithyannada had approached the court after a lower court rejected his bail plea.

Meanwhile, the court also adjourned a batch of petitions by four trusts operated by Nithyananda challenging the CID sleuths freezing his bank accounts as part of its investigation into the alleged sex scam. Justice B.S. Patil adjourned the petitions related to the freezing of his bank accounts.

The CID had communicated to the ICICI, Corporation and Canara Banks to freeze the accounts in the names of Dhyanapeeta Charitable Trust, Nithyananda Foundation, Nithyananda Dhyanapeeta, and Nithyanandeshwara Devasthana. The four trusts, run by Nithyananda, have challenged the CID action by filing petitions before the high court. The petitioners alleged that the action of the CID sleuths in freezing the banks accounts is in violation of the Supreme Court order in Kanchi Sankaracharya case.

Nithyananda had approached the high court on earlier occasions seeking a stay on the police investigation and to quash cases filed against him, which have been adjourned to May 26 for further hearing by the court. The CID sleuths have informed the court that they have collected evidence from at least 35 witnesses on the matter, and have also seized 23 hard disks from the Bidadi Ashram acting upon the search warrant issued by a lower court in Ramanagara. The bail plea of Nithya Bhaktananda, a disciple of Nithyananda, has also been adjourned to May 26 along with Nithyananda’s petition.

STAY ON DEMOLITION

The state high court on Tuesday stayed the demolition drive taken up by Bangalore Development Authority at Geddalahalli, RMV II stage. The court passed the orders after hearing a petition by owners of the houses demolished at Geddalahalli village near Sanjaynagar. The BDA had razed unauthorised structures on survey numbers 1/1, 1/2 and 1/4 of Geddalahalli village, and recovered 1.14 acres of land. It had brought down six RCC structures and 10 sheds.
According to the BDA, the land was originally acquired for RMV 2nd stage Layout in 1997 and encroached upon by some miscreants. Later, the recovered property was fenced by the BDA authorities.

Meanwhile, the petitioners alleged that as per BDA rules, if such land is not claimed within five years, it would automatically lapse. They further alleged that the BDA had undertaken the demolition drive without prior notice.

 Express News
19 May 2010
BANGALORE: The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday posted the hearing of Nithyananda’s bail petition to May 26 on the request of godman’s counsel.The counsel requested the court to post the case after the regular sittings of the court resumes on Monday so that is convenient for him to attend court.Swamy Nithyananda and his disciple Nithya Bakthananda have applied for bail in a case registered filed against them by Lenin Karuppan, the nephew and for mer disciple of the swamy.Nithyananda has also applied for an anticipatory bail in a cheating case filed against him by Vishwanath.Some of the followers of Nithyananda have filed a writ petition challenging CID’s move to freeze all the bank accounts. Nithyanand is lodged in Ramanagaram jail at present.

Nithyananda’s bail plea hearing adjourned

PTI
First Published : 13 May 2010

BANGALORE: The Karnataka High Court today adjourned hearing of the bail plea of self-styled godman Nithyananda Swami, arrested on criminal charges including rape, to May 18.

Justice V B Pinto adjourned the hearing when the bail plea came up before the vacation bench.

The Sessions court at Ramanagara, 40 km from here, had yesterday extended Nithyananda's judicial custody to May 26.

Nithyananda landed in a controversy in March after local TV channels aired purported video footage showing him in a compromising position with a Tamil actress. He was arrested from Solan in Himachal Pradesh on April 21.

Nithyananda's bail plea rejected!!

Ramanagara (KA), May 6 (PTI) A local court today rejected the bail application of self-styled godman Nityananda Swami embroiled in an alleged sex scandal.

Ramanagara Sessions Court Judge C G Hugund rejected Nityananda's bail plea considering the "seriousness and magnitude of the charges against him".

Nityananda, who was arrested in Solan in Himachal Pradesh on April 21 on criminal charges including rape, was remanded to judicial custody till May 13 by the same court on April 30.

The self-styled godman landed in a controversy in March after TV channels aired video footage purportedly showing him in an objectionable position with a Tamil actress.