Patiala House Court extends Chaitanyanand Saraswati’s judicial custody by 14 days in a molestation case; bail hearing set for November 7.
Patiala House Court extends Chaitanyanand Saraswati’s judicial custody (Photo: File)
NEW DELHI: Patiala House Court on Friday extended the judicial custody of Chaitanyanand Saraswati for a further 14 days. His bail application is scheduled for a hearing on November 7.
Saraswati is in judicial custody in an alleged molestation case. He has been arrested in an FIR lodged at the Vasant Kunj North Police Station.
Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC) Animesh Kumar on Friday extended the judicial custody of Chaitanyanand Saraswati till November 14.
He was produced before the court after the expiry of his earlier judicial custody.
The Delhi Police on October 27 sought more time to file a status report on the bail plea of Chaitanyanand Saraswati. Police had told the court that most of the victims are out of station due to the session break and could not be examined.
Investigation officer (IO) ACP Ved Prakash had submitted that he needs more time to file a status report, as most of the victims are currently out of the station due to the session break until November 4 and could not be examined. The court took a serious view and stated that the ongoing investigation is not a sufficient ground for adjournment.
On October 13, the court had sought a fresh reply from the Delhi Police on the bail plea of Chaitanyanand Saraswati.
