India, May 30 -- The Supreme Court on Friday refused to interfere with the Allahabad High Court order granting anticipatory bail to Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati in a case registered against him under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.

A bench of Justices MM Sundresh and N Kotiswar Singh dismissed the plea of complainant Ashutosh Brahmachari. Complainant Brahmachari argued that the high court failed to adequately consider the severity of the allegations against Avimukteshwaranand

Advocate Saurabh Ajay Gupta, appearing for the complainant, submitted that Avimukteshwaranand had "sexually exploited" minors on the pretext of imparting education "It's a very heinous offence under the POCSO Act. The high court h...