Karnataka high court adjourns POCSO case against former CM BS Yediyurappa

The Karnataka High Court has adjourned former Karnataka CM Yediyurappa’s petition to quash the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) case for a week. The POCSO case was filed against the senior BJP leader a few months ago by a mother of a girl. On Friday, the court adjourned the matter for a week.
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After the case was handed over to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), BS Yediyurappa approached the high court to stop his arrest. In June, the Karnataka High Court issued a stay order against Yediyurappa’s arrest in connection with the POCSO case. A special court in Bengaluru issued a non-bailable arrest warrant against the former chief minister.
The case originated on March 14 when Bengaluru police registered a complaint under the POCSO Act against Yediyurappa following allegations made by the 17-year-old survivor’s mother.
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The 54-year-old woman, who had levelled the charge against Yediyurappa, died at a private hospital in May, due to lung cancer. The 81-year-old Yediyurappa has denied the charge and said he would fight the case legally.
The BJP, however, called it a revenge politics for filing a case against Rahul Gandhi and slammed Karnataka Congress for trying to tarnish the image of former CM.
In a clarification to the allegations, Karnataka home minister G Parameshwara said, “What BJP says does not make any sense. How is this case related to Rahul Gandhi? BS Yediyurappa is a senior person and one of the VIPs. Before taking any action against him, all checks will be done.”