PTI, SHAHJAHANPUR (UP): A local court issued a bailable warrant against former Union minister Swami Chinmayanand, rejecting the Uttar Pradesh govt’s plea for withdrawing a rape case against him.
Hearing the application moved by the rape victim against the state government’s plea for withdrawing the case, Chief Judicial Magistrate Shikha Pradhan yesterday rejected it and also issued a bailable warrant of Rs 5,000.
The court also directed the former minister to be present in the court on the next date of hearing on July 12.
The government had earlier sent a letter to the district magistrate for withdrawing the case against Chinmayanand, who was charged with raping his disciple and holding her hostage.
The district administration had sent the letter to the CJM court.
The victim, on the other hand, had sent letters to the court objecting the government’s move, which the CJM rejected.
