The Gujarat government has decided to move to the High Court, challenging the acquittal of self-styled godman Asaram's wife, their daughter and his four disciples in a 2013 rape case in which he was sentenced to life imprisonment, an official said on Thursday.
The Supreme Court on Monday set aside the Rajasthan High Court's order, summoning IPS officer Ajay Pal Lamba for recording his evidence as a court witness in a case related to self-styled godman Asaram Bapu's appeal against his conviction in a minor's rape case.
In the 2013 case, a girl from Surat accused Asaram of rape. Statements from 68 people were taken in the case. There was a total of 7 among the accused, including Asaram.
New Delhi [India], August 13 (ANI): The Supreme Court has issued notice to the Gujarat government on a plea filed by self-styled godman Asaram Bapu seeking bail on the ground that he is above 80 years of age and his deteriorating health.
New Delhi [India], August 31 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a plea of self-styled godman and life convict, Asaram Bapu, seeking temporary suspension of his sentence to pursue medical treatment at an Ayurveda center in Uttarakhand.
New Delhi [India], June 19 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday posted the hearing of a plea of self-styled godman Asaram Bapu, seeking temporary suspension of sentence to pursue medical treatment at an Ayurveda Centre in Uttarakhand, till the reopening of the court after the summer vacation.
New Delhi [India], June 15 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday posted for June 18, the plea filed by self-styled godman, Asaram Bapu seeking temporary suspension of sentence to pursue medical treatment at an Ayurveda Centre in Uttarakhand.
New Delhi [India], June 14 (ANI): The lawyer of convicted self-styled godman Asaram Bapu, has sought one-week adjournment before Supreme Court as he will not be able to appear in the case on June 15.
New Delhi [India], June 10 (ANI): Father of a rape survivor has approached the Supreme Court opposing the bail plea of Asaram Bapu stating that he fears that his daughter and his family could be killed by followers of the "highly influential, politically connected" self-styled godman.
New Delhi [India], June 8 (ANI): The Supreme Court has adjourned the plea of Asaram Bapu, who is undergoing life imprisonment in a rape case, seeking temporary suspension of sentence to pursue medical treatment at an Ayurvedic treatment centre in Uttarakhand to June 11.
New Delhi [India], June 4 (ANI): Supreme Court on Friday sought a response from the Rajasthan government on a petition by Asaram Bapu, who is undergoing life imprisonment in a rape case, to be shifted to an Ayurvedic treatment centre to get better care for his "ill health" in Rajasthan or an