Asaram seeks bail from Supreme Court; court seeks reply from Gujarat government

The Supreme Court has sought a response from the Gujarat government on the bail plea of ​​Asaram Bapu, who is serving a life sentence for rape. The Supreme Court has issued notice to the Gujarat government on the petition filed by Asaram Bapu.

Let us inform you that Asaram Bapu has filed an appeal in the Supreme Court after the bail plea was rejected in this case. Which Asaram has filed a bail application based on his age above 80 years and his ill health. Hearing this matter, a bench of Justice Ajay Rastogi and Justice CT Ravikumar sought the reply of the Gujarat government and fixed September 7 for the next hearing of the matter. Asaram is serving a life sentence in a rape case.

Asaram is facing charges of rape and illegal imprisonment after a former devotee of his from Gujarat accused him of sexual abuse. In her complaint, the victim had accused Asaram of repeatedly sexually assaulting her between 2001 and 2006 during her stay at his ashram in Motera, Ahmedabad.

The Gujarat High Court, while hearing the rape case against Asaram, gave its verdict on 10 December 2021, in which the court had refused to grant him bail. After which Asaram filed an appeal challenging this decision of the High Court in the Supreme Court. Seeking bail, Asaram said that there is no sign of concluding the trial. Let us inform you that in the year 2018, a special court in Rajasthan sentenced Asaram to life imprisonment for raping a minor in his ashram.

In addition, two real sisters from Surat had filed separate complaints against Asaram and his son Narayan Sai during their stay at Asaram’s ashram in the Motera area of ​​Ahmedabad between 1997 and 2006. In which both the father and son were accused of raping real sisters and keeping them illegally hostage. A Surat court on April 26, 2019, convicted Narayan Sai under sections 376 (rape), 377 (unnatural offense), 323 (assault), 506-2 (criminal intimidation), and 120-B (conspiracy) of the Indian Penal Code. was convicted under The court sentenced him to life imprisonment.