Respite for Nithya as Lenin faints in court
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DNA Correspondent
Controversial godman
Paramahamsa Nithyananda's
former driver-turned-foe K
Lenin fainted in the high
court, while the judge ques-
tioned him about the deroga-
tory posts in his blog.
Lenin fainted while the
court was hearing Nithyanan-
da's application seeking relax-
ation in bail conditions.
The incident occurred when
senior counsel CV Nagesh,
representing Nithyananda,
brought to the court's notice
the "derogatory" blog posts on
judiciary by Lenin.
While Nagesh raised the is-
sue, justice AS Pachchapure
asked for
Lenin.
The
counsel,
who had al-
ready seen
Lenin sit-
ting in one
of the last
rows, point-
ed towards
him.
Some devotees of
Nithyananda too pointed out
Lenin's presence in court.
Lenin tried to leave the
court room, but was asked to
stand before judge.
The justice asked him why
contempt of court should not
be initiated against him.
Lenin submitted before the
court that it was not him who
had blogged and fainted. The
counsel for Nithyananda offered
him water, and Lenin soon
moved out of the court hall.
Meanwhile, the court re-
laxed Nithyananda's bail con-
ditions for three months.
He has been allowed to trav-
el anywhere in India, and
need not report to the juris-
dictional police station every
month.
Nithyananda has been fac-
ing several criminal charges,
including rape, ever since a
Tamil news channel aired the
purported video of the god-
man in a compromising posi-
tion with an actress in March
last year.