Out on interim bail, Asaram Bapu returns to Jodhpur ashram
The Hindu
Asaram granted interim relief in rape case, returns to ashram in Jodhpur amid supporters' welcome.
Granted interim relief in a 2013 rape case, self-styled godman Asaram returned to his ashram in Jodhpur's Pal village, police said on Wednesday (January 15, 2024).
"He had been admitted in an Ayurveda hospital of the city for the past few days on parole and left for his ashram late on Tuesday," a police officer said.
Rajasthan High Court on Tuesday (January 14, 2025 granted interim bail till March 31 to the self-styled godman, who is serving life imprisonment. A lower court had sentenced Asaram to life imprisonment in April 2018 for raping a minor at his ashram in 2013.
A large crowd of supporters gathered outside the hospital after hearing the news of his interim bail and garlanded Asaram when he came out.
He was also accorded a resounding welcome upon his arrival at the ashram.
His counsel Nishant Bora said Asaram would be free to take treatment at a place of his choice during this bail period.
He would, however, have to adhere to the bail conditions.
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