The Supreme Court has dismissed a petition filed by self-styled godman Nithyananda against conducting potency test on him in a 2010 rape case.
Nithyananda had approached the apex court against a Karnataka High Court`s order directing him to undergo potency test.
During the trial, the apex court had questioned controversial godman for his reluctance to undergo the test saying such examinations were necessary in view of growing number of rape cases.
“These things are becoming necessary day-by-day in view of rise in rape cases. Can you say that potency test cannot be done? We are at least not party to such (proposition),” the bench said.
The Karnataka government had told the court that a potency test was necessary to verify Nithyananda’s claim of not having any desire as he was neither a man nor a woman.
The bench said that delay in such test is in favour of accused and the accused can be discharge from the case if the report comes negative.