A Kerala court has issued a bailable warrant against yoga guru Baba Ramdev, his associate Acharya Balakrishna, and Divya Pharmacy in connection with a case pertaining to misleading advertisements.

The Judicial First Class Magistrate II in Palakkad passed the order on 16 January after noting the absence of the accused and the complainant during the hearing. The case, filed by the Drugs Inspector of Palakkad, accuses the respondents of violating provisions under Section 3(d) read with Section 7(a) of the Drugs and Magic Remedies (Objectionable Advertisements) Act, 1954.