Prayagraj, Feb. 27 -- A key hearing in connection with Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati is scheduled to take place here on Friday at the Allahabad High Court.

The seer has moved an anticipatory bail application seeking protection from arrest in connection with a sexual harassment case registered at Jhunsi police station.

As per the court's fresh cause list dated February 27, the matter has been listed at serial number 142 and is slated to be taken up in Court No. 72.

The case will be heard by a single bench of Justice Jitendra Kumar Sinha.

New allegations have surfaced in the case against Swami Avimukteshwaranand, with complainant Ashutosh Brahmachari claiming that several individuals, including senior ashram functionaries and VIPs,...