The Gujarat High Court has dismissed a man's petition seeking production and release of his two daughters who he claimed were in the illegal confinement of self-proclaimed godman and fugitive Swami Nithyananda.
In its order issued on Friday on the habeas corpus plea of Janardhana Sharma, the high court observed that his daughters are apparently happy and on a spiritual path at their place of residence.
A division bench of Justices A.Y. Kogje and Rajendra M. Sareen relied on the appearance of the man's two daughters, aged 21 and 18, before the court on January 10, 2024 via a video link wherein they indicated they were not in any "illegal confinement" as claimed in the plea, and have consciously decided to follow the "spiritual path".
