Bengaluru High Court directs Nithyananda to undergo medical tests on Aug 6

The court has further directed Nithyananda and all other accused in the case to appear before Ramanagara Court on August 18 for further proceedings.

Nithyananda is facing charges of rape, conspiracy, unnatural sex, cheating, and criminal intimidation and showing disrespect to religious sentiments since 2010. The court had earlier ordered that the investigating authorities may secure his custody if Nithyananda fails to appear to undergo the medical examination and voice test.

He had failed to appear and the lower court had issued NBW against him. He had challenged the NBW before HC, which had stayed the execution of NBW for a day and on Friday, the high court passed the directions against him to appear and undergo the medical tests.

Earlier, the advocates appearing for Nithyananda had argued that he was in Haridwar and sought time to appear for medical tests. However, the prosecution argued that they have arranged for medical tests and sought for at least one week of CID custody. Though the court refused to grant CID custody, it has directed Nithyananda to undergo medical tests.

The high court has directed the authorities to develop a affordable software for public to check the level of radiations emitted by the mobile phone towers erected on top of private buildings. The court has asked the authorities to place it before the court on the possibility of developing such software.

The court was hearing the petition filed by Mohandas D. Shetty, who had approached the court against a leading private mobile telecommunication company which had erected a mobile tower in violation of norms regarding the minimum distance from residential areas.