Uttarakhand High Court stays arrest of Balkrishna

The Uttarakhand High Court on Friday granted a stay on the arrest of yoga guru Ramdev’s close aide Balkrishna, who has been charged by the CBI with procuring fake educational degrees and using them for getting a passport.

Hearing a petition, Justice Tarun Agrawal also asked the CBI to file a reply on the petition within three weeks, said Rajendra Dobhal, counsel of Balkrishna.

The court also asked Balkrishna to cooperate with CBI in investigations against him and also to appear before the investigating agency on August 3.

The petition for stay on arrest of Balkrishna was put before Justice P.C. Pant on Thursday. However, he recused himself from hearing the petition and referred it to Chief Justice Barin Ghosh.

Balkrishna, who is charged with procuring fake educational degrees and using them for getting a passport, was summoned by the CBI here on Thursday for interrogation.

Keywords: Balkrishna, fake certificates fraud, CBI probe, nationality dispute