New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted interim bail to Asaram Bapu, who will be released till March 31 due to health reasons. Asaram is serving a life sentence 2013 rape case.
The court cited Asaram’s age and various health problems, including heart disease, as grounds for bail. A bench of justices MM Sundresh and Rajesh Bindal ruled that Asaram “should not meet his followers after his release”.
In August 2024, after the Gujarat High Court rejected Asaram’s bail plea, Asaram appealed to the Supreme Court.
In 2023, the 86-year-old was convicted by a Gandhinagar court for raping a woman staying at his ashram. He is currently imprisoned in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, in connection with another rape case.