India, July 20 -- PRAYAGRAJ The Allahabad high court has directed the medical examination of a man who has been accused of extracting a victim's obscene photographs and continuously blackmailing her, noting that he does not appear to be a person of sound mind.

Justice Arun Kumar Singh Deshwal passed the order after reviewing the nature of the filthy messages and social media posts made by the applicant. However, the court rejected the bail plea of the accused.

"Considering the language and nature of messages and the nature of photographs and video posted by the accused on social media, this court is not inclined to release the accused on bail," Justice Deshwal observed in an order dated July 17.

The court directed, "On perusal of the m...