BIRATNAGAR: The Supreme Court has directed ‘spiritual guru’ Krishna Bahadur Giri, also known as ‘Siddhababa’, to appear in court within 30 days.

The bench comprising Judges Naresh Kumar Chaudhary and Shreedharakumari Pudasaini issued the summons for Giri to attend court.

Failure to comply within the stipulated 30-day period will result in the court proceeding with the hearing and delivering its verdict.

Earlier, Giri was acquitted by the Sunsari court on September 13 last year.

The accusation of rape against him was made by a female disciple within his service.