The Jodhpur court has accepted the plea to hear the bail plea of Asaram Bapu, who is jailed for sexual exploitation. Asaram's application will be heard in the third week of January. Asaram pleaded for his hearing in the court, arguing his age.
A bench of Justices Sandeep Mehta and Rameshwarlal Vyas has accepted the plea of Asaram. Asaram said that he is 80 years old and has been in jail since 2013. Asaram told the court that his appeal should be heard soon. Asaram's application was presented by senior advocates Jagmal Chaudhary and Pradeep Chaudhary.
In 2013, a minor girl accused Asaram of rape at the celebrated ashram near Jodhpur. Asaram was arrested on 31 August 2013 from Indore in Madhya Pradesh. Asaram is booked under Posco, Juvenile Justice Act, rape, criminal conspiracy and many other cases.
In 2014, Asaram had filed a bail petition in the Supreme Court, which was rejected by the court. In April 2018, Jodhpur Special Court declared Godman Asaram guilty of raping a minor girl. The court sentenced Asaram to life imprisonment (till death) and a fine of Rs 1 lakh under the Poxo Act.
But let's know here how Asaram, who sits on the eyes of people, is behind bars-
- Asaram was born in April 1941 in a Berani village in Sindh area of neighboring Pakistan.
- Asaram's real name was Asumal Harpalani. After the partition of 1947, his entire family moved to Ahmedabad, India
- Made Lilasha his guru during the 60s. Lilashah named Asumal as Asaram.
- In 1972, she built her hut near Sabarmati river for the first time.
After this Asaram's project related to spiritual things started spreading to many corners of the country.
- People associated with Asaram in the affair of giving free food after the lecture.
- Talking about the wealth of Asaram, it is 10 thousand crores.
- ED and tax department investigating Asaram's property.
What is Jodhpur case?
•On August 15, 2013, a minor girl accused Asaram of rape in an ashram near Jodhpur.
•On August 20, 2013, a case was registered on behalf of the victim's family, which was transferred to Jodhpur.
•Asaram arrested on 31 August 2013 from Indore, Madhya Pradesh.
•Asaram was booked under the POSCO and Juvenile Act on 6 November 2013.
•After this, on 7 February 2014, Asaram was booked by the Jodhpur court under rape, criminal conspiracy and many other cases.
•Asaram's petition was dismissed by the Supreme Court on 19 August 2014.
•Eyewitness witness was attacked in Jodhpur court premises on 13 February 2015.
•On 25 April 2018, the court pronounced Asaram two.
by- Amodita Joshi