Due to his medical conditions…
Godman Asaram Bapu, who is serving a life sentence in a 2013 rape case, On Tuesday, 07 January 2025, has been granted interim bail by the SC on medical grounds till March 31.
The Supreme Court ordered the 86-year-old godman not to tamper with evidence and meet his followers after his release on medical terms.
A bench of Justices MM Sundresh and Rajesh Bindal noted that Asaram Bapu was suffering from various age-related health conditions besides a heart ailment. He is undergoing treatment at the Arogya Medical Centre in Jodhpur. He has been serving his sentence in Jodhpur Central Jail.
The godman is a heart patient and has previously suffered a heart attack. The Supreme Court has directed that security personnel be deployed during his bail to ensure supervision.
He was convicted by a Jodhpur court and sentenced to life imprisonment for raping a teen girl in his ashram. In 2023, he was sentenced by a Gujarat court for raping a woman disciple on several occasions at his ashram in 2013.
The godman has been granted parole periodically to visit Pune, where he has been undergoing treatment.
The Supreme Court relief for Bapu comes days after he was granted parole for 17 days on December 18 last month. He returned to Jodhpur jail on January 1.
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