2Photo© thehindu.comSC Refuses to Entertain Asaram's Plea for Suspension of Sentence in Rape Case on Health Grounds
The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a petition by religious leader Asaram seeking to suspend the life sentence he is serving in two cases of rape considering his deteriorating health, PTI reported.
In January 2023, a court in Gujarat’s Gandhinagar had sentenced Asaram to life imprisonment for raping one of his disciples in 2013. The religious leader was already serving a life term for raping a 16-year-old girl. In 2018, he was convicted under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act. The religious leader has been serving his term at a Jodhpur jail since 2013.
Asaram’s petition in the Supreme Court on Friday challenged the Rajasthan High Court’s January 11 order that refused to suspend his sentence or grant him interim medical bail.