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Karnataka Today newsletter: State bans use of harmful colouring agents in cotton candy, gobi manchurian, and more

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Karnataka High Court refuses to quash rape charge against Murugha Mutt seer

Justice M. Nagaprasanna passed the order while partly allowing the petitions filed by the seer questioning the legality of the order passed by the trial court in April 2023 framing charges against him under various provisions of the laws.

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Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru is back as head of Brihan Mutt in Chitradurga

Sri Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru, arrested in connection with two cases registered under PoCSO Act, has resumed charge as head of Sri Jagadguru Murugharajendra Brihan Mutt in Chitradurga. Principal District Judge K.B. Geeta handed over charge back to Sharanaru on Dec 5, as per High Court direction. Seer Sri Basvaprabhu Swami…

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Conduct of Chitradurga special court judge in Murugha Mutt seer’s case amounts to contempt, says High Court of Karnataka

The conduct of the judge of the special court for Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act cases in Chitradurga district in issuing non-bailable warrant (NBW) against Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru, seer of Murugarajendra Bruhan Mutt, “amounts to contempt of court for blatantly violating High Court’s orders”, observed the High…

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Karnataka High Court terms non-bailable warrant and arrest of Murugha seer in second case as violation of its orders; directs his immediate release from prison

Finding illegalities by way of violation of the court’s orders in the arrest of Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru, seer of Murugarajendra Bruhan Mutt, Chitradurga, on Monday afternoon in the second case of sexual assault, the High Court of Karnataka on Monday evening ordered his immediate release from prison.

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Karnataka Today newsletter: Murugha mutt seer arrested again in second POCSO case, and more

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Murugha Sharanaru released on bail from Chitradurga prison in PoCSO case

Seer Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru released on bail from Chitradurga prison after 14 months. Bail conditions bar him from entering Chitradurga district. He is accused of sexually exploiting two minor girls and violating SCs and STs (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. High Court granted bail on Nov 8, and Chitradurga District and…

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Karnataka High Court grants bail to Murugha mutt seer in one of the two cases of sexual assault on minor girls

The High Court of Karnataka on Wednesday granted bail to Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru, the seer of Murugarajendra Bruhan Mutt, Chitradurga, in one of the two criminal cases registered against him last year for alleged sexual assaults on two minor girls.

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Registration of FIR against witnesses and complainant in sexual assault cases about conspiracy to tarnish Murugha Mutt’s image is illegal: Karnataka High Court

The High Court of Karnataka has said that the police could not have registered a First Information Report (FIR) based on a counter-complaint lodged by Basavaprabhu Swami, in charge seer of Murugarajendra Bruhan Mutt, Chitradurga, alleging that some persons had conspired to tarnish the image of the Mutt and the…

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Sexual assault case against Murugha mutt seer: Karnataka High Court grants bail to Paramashivaiah, secretary of Jagadguru Murugarajendra Vidhyapeetha

Noticing that medical report had stated that “there was no penetrative sexual assault” on the two victims, the High Court of Karnataka on Friday granted bail to A.J. Paramashivaiah, secretary of Jagadguru Murugarajendra (JM) Vidhyapeetha, who is one of the accused in the sexual assault case against Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru,…

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Principal district judge to administer Vidhyapeeta of Murugha Mutt till appointment of president in place of jailed seer: Karnataka High Court

The Principal District Judge, Chitradurga district, will oversee the administration and management of Jagadguru Murugarajendra (JM) Vidhyapeetha run by J.M. Bruhan Mutt till the appointment of a president as per the by-laws to manage the Vidhyapeetha in place of incarcerated seer-cum-president Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru, said the High Court of Karnataka.

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Defer trial against Murugha Mutt seer till July 1, HC directs trial court

The High Court of Karnataka on Friday directed the trial court in Chitradurga to defer till July 1 the trial against Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru, head of Jagadguru Murugharajendra Brihan Mutt, Chitradurga, in the criminal case for sexually assaulting minor girls.

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Judicial custody of Murugha mutt seer extended till October 21

The seer, Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru, was arrested under POCSO Act in connection with the sexual harassment of minor girls

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Murugha seer’s bail plea rejected

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Judicial custody of seer extended till Sept. 27

The judicial custody of Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru, who has been arrested in connection with alleged sexual harassment of minor girls was further extended by 14 days on Wednesday

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Top news developments in Karnataka on September 7, 2022

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Odanadi seeks security from police citing threats to founders (page 2)

Protection also sought for Odanadi’s Girls Home and Rehabilitation Centre

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Karnataka: Odanadi Seva Samsthe seeks security from police citing threat to life

MYSURU Odanadi Seva Samsthe, the Mysuru-based NGO involved in the rescue and rehabilitation of sexua

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Police continue questioning of Karnataka seer Murugha Sharanaru in Chitradurga

Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru was denied permission to proceed to Bengaluru for treatment and remanded to police custody on Friday

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Karnataka seer sent to police custody till September 5

In a day of dramatic developments in connection with POCSO case, the seer was shifted from jail to hospital and finally to police custody

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Karnataka: Sri Murugha Mutt pontiff sent to 14-day judicial custody in sexual assault case of 2 minor girls

The chief pontiff of Sri Murugha Mutt, Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru was on Friday sent to 14-day judicial custody in the case of sexual assault of minor girls.He was brought to Chitradurga district jail. Full story on Dynamite News:

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Morning Digest | Modi, Xi weigh meeting amid unresolved border crisis; Karnataka seer Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru arrested; and more

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Karnataka seer Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru arrested

The Brihan Mutt seer is arrested in connection with a case of sexual harassment of minor girls.

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Pocso-accused Karnataka mutt pontiff Shivamurthy arrested

CHITRADURGA/BENGALURU: The pontiff of Murugha Mutt in Chitradurga, Shivamurthy Swami, was arrested late Thursday amid public outrage nearly a week after he was accused of sexually assaulting two minor high school girls in a hostel run by his monastery.

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Case file against Murugha Mutt seer under SC/ST Act

Dalit group holds protest in Chitradurga demanding his immediate arrest

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