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Asaram Bapu
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Details
- Also known as
- Asaram
- Role
- Self-styled godman
- Flagged for
- Convicted in January 2023 by a Gandhinagar court of raping a woman disciple; serving life sentences in rape cases in Gujarat and Rajasthan
- Status
- Held in a Jodhpur jail; the Gujarat High Court rejected his plea for 20 days’ temporary bail on 8 September 2026; his application to suspend his sentence is pending before the Supreme Court
Connections (2)
- Gujarat High Court / Rejected his plea for temporary bail, 8 September 2026 / Asaram Bapu
- A division bench rejected his application for 20 days’ temporary bail in the 2013 rape case, saying it saw no reason to entertain it given the liberty to approach the Supreme Court. He is serving life sentences in rape cases in Gujarat and Rajasthan and is lodged at a jail in Jodhpur. A Gandhinagar court convicted him in January 2023 of raping a woman disciple.8 Sep 2026 · PTI (via Telangana Today) · Gujarat HC rejects Asaram Bapu’s plea for temporary bail
- Asaram Bapu / Has an application to suspend his sentence pending before / Supreme Court of India
- His application for the suspension of sentence is pending before the Supreme Court, which last month allowed him to approach it if his health worsened and provided a round-the-clock caregiver.8 Sep 2026 · PTI (via Telangana Today) · Gujarat HC rejects Asaram Bapu’s plea for temporary bail