India, June 14 -- A sessions court on Friday granted anticipatory bail to a 21-year-old Agra-based law student accused of selling obscene clips featuring the arrested self-styled godman Ashok Kharat through a Telegram channel, ruling that custodial interrogation was unnecessary.

Observing that the allegation against the accused, Abhay Pratap, was that he had been selling videos related to the Kharat case for monetary gain, the court said that the clips were already circulating on social media.

Kharat was arrested in March after a woman accused him of rape and sexual exploitation under the guise of spiritual rituals and occult practices. Multiple women later came forward with similar allegations, resulting in several FIRs across Maharash...