Ashutosh Brahmachari moves court to prevent Shankaracharya from fleeing the country and to stop his yatra
The POCSO court reserved its judgment on Monday after hearing Ashutosh Brahmachari's side.
The POCSO court reserved its judgment on Monday after hearing Ashutosh Brahmachari's side.
After a hearing that lasted more than an hour on Friday, a single bench of Justice Jitendra Kumar Sinha delivered its order in a packed courtroom.stayed the arrest of Shankaracharya and others till the announcement of the verdict.
ADJ (POCSO Act) Vinod Kumar Chaurasia ordered the registration of an FIR against Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati and his disciple Swami Mukundanand Giri.
A POCSO court awarded the punishment to the youth, almost four years after the crime was committed. The court also slapped a fine of Rs 52,000 on the accused.
The police arrested Uttam Bauri - a youth known to the victim on rape charges.
Additional district and sessions judge, who is also a designated POCSO judge in Hapur, Beena Narayan, on Monday pronounced the judgment in the rape case dated August in the Garh area of district Hapur.
The two men were booked for gang-rape of the minor girl under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act in Deoli Manjhi police station on May 30, 2017.
