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After Supreme Court, Rajasthan HC grants interim bail to Asaram in 2013 rape case

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Jan 14, 2025 03:37 PM IST

A division bench granted interim bail to Asaram considering that the nature of the plea was similar to the one filed in the Supreme Court.

The Rajasthan High Court on Tuesday granted interim bail till March 31 to self-styled godman Asaram, who is serving life imprisonment in a 2013 rape case.

Asaram Bapu. (HT File Photo)
Asaram Bapu. (HT File Photo)

This comes a week after the Supreme Court granted him bail till March 31 in another rape case, observing that he suffered from various ailments and needed treatment.

Soon after the top court granted him relief on medical grounds, Asaram's counsels moved a suspension of sentence plea in the high court.

Nature of plea

A division bench of Justices Dinesh Mehta and Vineet Kumar Mathur granted interim bail to Asaram considering that the nature of the plea was similar to the one filed in the Supreme Court.

"We argued that the plea was similar in nature to that filed in the Supreme Court and the grounds stand valid in this case as well," Asaram's counsel Nishant Bora said.

He said the conditions for Asaram's interim bail are the same as those set by the apex court on January 7 except one.

"If Asaram wants to travel outside (Jodhpur), he will have to bear the expenses of the three constables who have been asked to accompany him," Bora said.

Life imprisonment

A lower court sentenced Asaram to life imprisonment in April 2018 for raping a minor at his ashram in Jodhpur in 2013.

Also Read- Supreme Court grants interim bail to Asaram on medical grounds till March 31

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