The Supreme Court today has rejected the bail of Anand Giri, who was arrested for allegedly abetting the suicide of his guru Narendra Giri (Akhil Bhartiya Akhara Parishad president).
A bench comprising of Justices A S Bopanna and Ahsanuddin Amanullah upheld the order of the Allahabad High Court stating that there was no reason to interfere with the impugned order at this stage.
The Bench stated that it “Heard senior counsel for the petitioner as also Additional Solicitor General for the respondent(s) and we have perused the petition papers as also the impugned order. Having heard them for some time, we see no reason to interfere with the impugned order at this stage.”
However, The top court, made it clear that if there is a change in circumstance then there is no progress in the matter before the trial court for a reasonable time, it would be open for the petitioner to renew his prayer for bail before the Trial Court.
It further stated that “If such application is filed at that stage, the present proceedings shall not be treated as impediment to consider the application in accordance with law.”
Anand moved the top court against the September 9, 2022 order of the high court which refused his bail stating that there was sufficient evidence against the applicant and thus he can’t be granted bail.
In his bail application the petitioner stated that he was falsely implicated in the case.
The petitioner claimed that the hand writing in the alleged suicide note, where Anand Giri’s name was mentioned, was not of Narendra Giri and there were several cuttings and overwriting in it.
He further argued that he was in Haridwar when the incident took place and police informed him over phone.
Earlier, a Local court also rejected the bail application of Anand Giri.
Previously, Mahant Narendra Giri was found hanging from the ceiling fan in Baghambari Gaddi Math in Prayagraj on September 20, 2021. A suicide note was recovered, where he accused Anand Giri, Aadya Tiwari and Sandeep Tiwari of mental torture.
