Supreme Court grants bail to Asaram Bapu on medical grounds until March 31, directs no contact with followers
Live MintThe Supreme Court of India has on January 7 granted bail to self-styled godman Asaram Bapu on medical grounds till March 31 in relation to a 2013 rape case, according to a PTI report. Background for Bail Earlier on January 1, Asaram returned to Jodhpur jail after being released on a 17-day parole, which began from December 18, according to an ANI report. Earlier on November 22, 2024, the SC issued notice to the Gujarat govt on a plea filed by self-proclaimed godman Asaram seeking the suspension of the life imprisonment sentence imposed on him by a trial court in a rape case. 2013 Rape Case A sessions court in Gandhinagar, Gujarat in January 2023 convicted Asaram under various provisions of the Indian Penal Code in a 2013 rape of a female disciple at a Surat Ashram.