Rape convict Asaram Bapu granted six-month bail on medical grounds
Hearing his bail plea, the division bench of Acting Chief Justice Sanjiv Prakash Sharma, granted him a six-month bail for medical treatment.
Hearing his bail plea, the division bench of Acting Chief Justice Sanjiv Prakash Sharma, granted him a six-month bail for medical treatment.
The Supreme Court, on Thursday, granted interim protection to the officials of Discovery Communications India who are allegedly facing threats after the release of a documentary series, “Cult of Fear: Asaram Bapu”.
A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta told senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi appearing for Asaram Bapu to go to the Rajasthan High Court for further procedures relating to his heart and other health related issues.
When a foul smell emanated from the car in the morning, the ashram staff opened the vehicle and saw the body inside after which they informed the police.
On 26 April, the court had pronounced 40-year-old Sai guilty of rape of a girl in 2013.
The girl from Shahjahanpur in Uttar Pradesh was studying at Asaram's ashram in Chhindwara in Madhya Pradesh
Farhan Akhtar's comments came after old photos of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Asaram began doing rounds on social media.
A Jodhpur court in Rajasthan sentenced Asaram to life imprisonment after convicting him of raping a 16-year-old girl at his Ashram in 2013.
The video by Congress Party mocks Prime Minister Narendra Modi with the title "a man is known by the company he keeps".
The court will give its decision in the case of a 16-year-old girl from Shahjahanpur who had alleged that she had been raped by Asaram at his ashram in August 2013. If convicted, the self-styled godman could be handed out a punishment of at least 10 years in prison.
