Bengaluru: A Fast Track Court in Bengaluru on Tuesday issued summons to former chief minister B S Yediyurappa and three co-accused in a case, involving allegations of sexual assault on a minor girl.

The court directed all four accused to appear before it on December 2.

The development comes just days after the Karnataka High Court cleared the way for the trial to proceed. Show Full Article

The High Court on November 13 had refused to quash the POCSO case registered against Yediyurappa and three others.

It had dismissed the petitions filed by Yediyurappa, and other co-accused — Aruna YM, Rudresha Marulasiddaiah and Mariswamy G — challenging the trial court order taking cognizance of offences under the POCSO Act and relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code, and also the issuance of su

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