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Controversial self-styled godman Asaram Bapu is serving life time period for raping feminine disciple at his Gandhinagar ashram
The courtroom has scheduled the following listening to for July 2, 5 days earlier than the bail expires. (HT File Photo)
Justice Ilesh J. Vora and justice P.M. Raval granted the 10-day extension on Friday.
Asaram, 83, is serving life imprisonment for raping a feminine disciple at his ashram close to Gandhinagar. A classes courtroom convicted him in January 2023 for rape and sodomy. He has additionally been convicted in a case in Rajasthan beneath the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO), the place a particular POCSO courtroom in Jodhpur convicted him in 2018 for molesting minors at his ashram in August 2013.
The Supreme Court, in January, granted interim bail to Asaram on medical grounds till March 31, whereas imposing a number of situations, together with a bar on assembly followers in massive numbers. The Gujarat High Court then prolonged this bail by three months in March.
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In January final yr, the highest courtroom refused to droop his sentence in that case on well being grounds, whereas permitting him to withdraw and request the High Court to expedite his attraction difficult the conviction.
Senior advocate Shalin Mehta appeared for Asaram, whereas the state was represented by senior advocate B.B. Naik and public prosecutor Hardik Dave.
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The courtroom has scheduled the following listening to for July 2, 5 days earlier than the bail expires.
In a associated improvement, the Gujarat High Court just lately granted Asaram’s son, Narayan Sai—additionally serving a life sentence for rape—5 days’ bail to fulfill his father on humanitarian grounds.
