Delhi Court reserves order on anticipatory bail plea of self-styled godman Chaitanyananda Saraswati

New Delhi: A Delhi court on Friday reserved its order on the anticipatory bail application filed by self-styled godman Chaitanyananda Saraswati, who is facing serious allegations, including cheating, forgery, and criminal conspiracy.

The matter was heard by Additional Sessions Judge Hardeep Kaur, who said the order would be pronounced either later in the day or on September 27.

The case against Saraswati includes a slew of charges under various sections of the Indian Penal Code, such as cheating by personation, cheating by inducing delivery of property, forgery, use of forged documents as genuine, and criminal conspiracy.

In addition to the financial and property-related charges, Saraswati is also under investigation for alleged sexual harassment of 17 female students from a private management institute in Delhi.