Asaram Bapu Gets Medical Bail Till March; Not All Have Been This Lucky
The Supreme Court on January 7 granted over a two-month period of interim bail to self-styled godman Asaram Bapu.
Asaram, who is serving a life sentence in a rape case in which he was convicted by a Gujarat court, will be free till March 31, LiveLaw has reported.
A bench of Justices M.M. Sundresh and Rajesh Bindal passed the order. The bench has prohibited Asaram from meeting his followers.
The report said that for Asaram, his advocate Devadatt Kamat argued citing his advanced age, history of heart attacks and medical history.
Kamat also argued that the conviction was "based solely on the testimony of the prosecutrix without corroborating evidence and pointed to inconsistencies in the prosecution's case."
The court refused to go into the merits.
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the State of Gujarat, opposed the plea.
Source: thewirein
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The Supreme Court on January 7 granted over a two-month period of interim bail to self-styled godman Asaram Bapu.
Asaram, who is serving a life sentence in a rape case in which he was convicted by a Gujarat court, will be free till March 31, LiveLaw has reported.
A bench of Justices M.M. Sundresh and Rajesh Bindal passed the order. The bench has prohibited Asaram from meeting his followers.
The report said that for Asaram, his advocate Devadatt Kamat argued citing his advanced age, history of heart attacks and medical history.
Kamat also argued that the conviction was "based solely on the testimony of the prosecutrix without corroborating evidence and pointed to inconsistencies in the prosecution's case."
The court refused to go into the merits.
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the State of Gujarat, opposed the plea.
Source: thewirein
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