ORDER

1. One Nithya Dharmananda @ Lenin filed F.I.R. No.112 of 2010 on 4/3/2010 at P.S. Central Crime Branch, Tamil Nadu for the offences punishable under Sections 295-A, 376, 377, 420, 506(1) r/w. Section 120-B of the Indian Penal Code (“the IPC”) against Nithyananda Swamy @ Tiru Rajashekaran (“A1”), Gopal Reddy Sheelum @ Nithya Bhaktananda (“A2”), Siva Vallabhaneni @ Nithya Sachitananda (“A3”), Dhanashekaran @ Nithya Sadananda (“A4”), Ragini @ Ma Nithya Sachitananda w/o. Siva Sachidananda (“A5”) and others. As the incident had occurred in Karnataka, the case was transferred to Karnataka for investigation. On 26/11/2010, Final Report in C.C. No.204 of 2010 was filed by Bidai Police under Sections 376, 377, 420, 417, 201, 114, r/w. Sections 415, 506(1) and 120-B of the IPC. On 4/12/2010, the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Ramanagara District took cognizance of the offences against the petitioners.

2. Four criminal petitions came to be filed in the High Court of Karnataka by the petitioners. Criminal Petition No.957 of 2011 was filed by A3 praying that order dated 4/12/2010 passed in C.C. No.204 of 2010 taking cognizance of offences under Sections 376, 377, 420, 114, 201, 417 r/w. Secti