For a day, Nithyananda doesn’t have to prove manhood

The high court on Tuesday granted an interim stay, till Wednesday, to self-styled godman Nithyananda from undergoing medical tests, as sought by the CID investigating into a sex scandal involving him.

Nithyananda had approached the high court seeking exemption from medical tests as directed by a court at Ramanagar.

The Ramnagar court had on June 20 granted permission to the police to subject the godman to a medical test, on CID’s request. The investigative agency had sought permission to subject him to medical tests, including blood and voice test. These tests were to ascertain whether he was potent or impotent.

Nithyananda has contended that even if the medical examination were to indicate that he is capable of having an intercourse, it does not indicate that there exists evidence with regard to the commission of offence of rape.

Nithyananda has also filed a memo stating that the investigating officer DySP (CID) MN Ramalingappa, who had filed a report in the Ramnagar court regarding medical test, does not have authority, since he was directed to hand over the case to DySP (CID) BN Ambiger for further investigation.

The godman is facing a CID probe into allegations of rape and criminal intimidation levelled against him in 2010. Some TV channels had aired a purported video footage of the godman in a compromising position with a film actress.