Aurangabad, July 23:
An appeal has now been filed by the government in the Aurangabad bench of Bombay High Court in the case regarding controversial statement made by Indurikar Maharaj and the appeal is expected to be heard next week. The appeal filed in this regard is part of the court proceedings, chief public prosecutor D R Kale said.
The bench had earlier issued a notice in connection with the petition filed by the Andhashraddha Nirmulan Samiti in the case of Indurikar Maharaj's statement regarding the birth of male and girl child. During his kirtan (sermon) at a village in Ahmednagar district recently, Indurikar Maharaj reportedly said intercourse by a couple on an even date would beget a male child, while on an odd date would result in the birth of a girl. The Maharashtra Andhashraddha Nirmulan Samiti, a voluntary organisation working to eradicate superstitious beliefs, had alleged that his comments violated provisions of the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PCPNDT) Act.