No coercive motion will probably be taken nor can he be arrested until the subsequent listening to on June 17, dominated the Karnataka Excessive Court docket in reference to a case towards BS Yediyurappa regarding the alleged sexual harassment of a minor.
A non-bailable warrant was issued towards Mr Yediyurappa, 81, on Thursday below the Safety of Kids from Sexual Offenses (POCSO) Act. The previous Chief Minister’s son BY Raghvendra has claimed that there’s “no fact” within the grievance.
In line with police, Mr Yediyurappa has been charged below the POCSO Act and Part 354 A (Sexual harassment) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) based mostly on a grievance by the mom of a 17-year-old woman on March 14.
The mom has alleged that the previous Chief Minister sexually assaulted her daughter throughout a gathering on February 2 this 12 months, at his residence in {Dollars} Colony.
“I’ve positioned it on document, she (the mom) is within the behavior of submitting instances. I’ve given particulars. Blackmailing is her avocation,” stated Mr Yediyurappa’s lawyer.
The 54-year-old lady, who had leveled the cost towards Mr Yediyurappa, died of lung most cancers at a non-public hospital final month.
Mr Yediyurappa has denied the cost and stated he would battle the case legally.
The case has invited sharp reactions from each Congress and the BJP.
“Shocked by the humiliating defeat within the Lok Sabha elections, the Congress leaders are engrossed in hatching one conspiracy after one other towards the BJP,” BJP Karnataka posted on X yesterday.
The publish additional added, “Congress, resentful in the direction of the BJP, is now making an attempt to arrest our revered chief BS Yediyurappa, based mostly on a grievance from a mentally unstable lady. This comes after Rahul Gandhi confronted courtroom proceedings for spreading misinformation towards BJP in Karnataka.”
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