The Aurangabad bench of the Bombay High Court on Friday directed the police to register a case against popular Marathi 'kirtankar' (preacher) Nivrutti Maharaj Indurikar for his alleged remarks on the timing of intercourse and the gender of child.

The bench of Justice K C Sant passed the order on a writ filed by Ranjana Gawande, a social activist and advocate from Sangamner in Ahmednagar district, the petitioner's lawyer Jitendra Patil said.