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Asaram denied bail in sexual assault case

  •   Tue, Oct 01 2013 02:27:30 PM

Jaipur, Oct 1 (IANS): Rajasthan High Court Tuesday rejected the bail plea of spiritual guru Asaram Bapu, arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl, a lawyer said.

Asaram, 72, is currently lodged in the Jodhpur Central Jail since Sep 2.

District and sessions judge (rural) Monday extended his judicial custody till Oct 11 in the sexual assault case.

Asaram, 72, filed a bail application before the Jodhpur bench of the High Court Sep 13 after his earlier plea was rejected by a lower court.

"Justice Nirmaljit Kaur rejected his bail application today (Tuesday) after hearing arguments from the defence and prosecution lawyers," said prosecution counsel Anand Purohit.

Senior counsel Ram Jethmalani had appeared for Asaram to argue in favour of bail.

On Aug 20, a 16-year-old girl lodged a police complaint accusing Asaram of sexually assaulting her at his ashram near Jodhpur.

Asaram was arrested from his ashram in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, and brought to Jodhpur Sep 1.

Immediately after his arrest, Asaram filed an application for bail in the same court, which rejected the plea Sep 4.

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  • CONRAD JOHN TAURO, SHIRVA/UDUPI/DUBAI

    Tue, Oct 01 2013

    Denied bail.Permit bullet.

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  • R.Bhandarkar, M'lore

    Tue, Oct 01 2013

    So Assharam has to cool his .ss in jail for some time...Good for the asses....

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  • Ganesh, mangalore

    Tue, Oct 01 2013

    Central Govt. must investigate
    "Ram Jethmalani" bank account and background.

    Ram Jethmalani always supporing criminals and rapist.

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  • A. S. Mathew, U.S.A.

    Tue, Oct 01 2013

    Sir, what you have indicated is very correct. The great Guru's of the olden days like the great Swami Vivekananda whom I respect so greatly, contributed a great spiritual legacy in his lifetime for the posterity to follow. But, the vast majority of the modern Guru's in Guru's outfit is simply running the show to make easy money. For whom, they are hoarding money-gold and everything?
    Along with that trapping innocent believes into eternal scar and pain in life. When the believers are going to understand, these Guru's are charging different charges for different prayers, that is purely a money making business. Mr. Ganesh, if people like you won't speak out, who will do that? Keep up the good work.

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