India, Feb. 6 -- A Delhi court granted bail to self-styled monk Swami Chaitanyananda Saraswati in a case pertaining to forgery of diplomatic vehicle registration plates-one of three cases lodged against him last year, after allegations of molestation of girl students at a college where he was the director surfaced. Despite being granted bail, he remains behind bars in connection with the molestation case.

Judicial magistrate first class Animesh Kumar, of the Patiala House Courts, passed the order on January 20, terming the probe by the Delhi Police "a shoddy investigation" and filing the charge sheet in a "casual manner".

Pointing out the loopholes in the police's probe, the court observed, ".perusal of chargesheet would show that no in...