Finding illegalities by way of violation of the court’s orders in the arrest of Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru, seer of Murugarajendra Bruhan Mutt, Chitradurga, on Monday afternoon in the second case of sexual assault, the High Court of Karnataka on Monday evening ordered his immediate release from prison.
“The non-bailable warrant (NBW) issued as also arrest made being contrary to the orders passed by this court would have to be set-at-naught by directing the prison authorities, Chitradurga district, to forthwith release the petitioner-seer from judicial custody,” the High Court said.
The legal battle unfolded after the special court for POCSO cases in Chitradurga district issued NBW against the seer at around 12.30 p.m. on Monday. The warrant was issued after the Special Public Prosecutor (SPP) alleged that the seer was not appearing in the second criminal case and sought his production before the special court.
