New Delhi, March 27 -- Ashutosh Brahmachari Maharaj, the informant whose complaint led to the registration of an FIR against Shankracharya Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati in a Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) case alleging sexual assault against two children-devotees (Bhakts), has now filed a plea in the Supreme Court challenging the Allahabad High Court's decision to grant anticipatory bail to Saraswati.

The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday (March 25) granted anticipatory bail to Saraswati in the POCSO case, stating delay in filing of complaint by the informant and inconsistencies in the statements of the alleged victims. The High Court had observed that the informant, who claimed to be the victims' guardian, lear...