{"id":27566,"date":"2023-09-13T00:20:41","date_gmt":"2023-09-12T18:50:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo.testctsl.in\/indiafirstepaper?p=27566"},"modified":"2025-08-14T10:12:35","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T04:42:35","slug":"sc-brushes-aside-asaram-bapus-plea-seeking-bail-suspension-of-sentence-in-rape-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/demo.testctsl.in\/indiafirstepaper\/2023\/09\/13\/sc-brushes-aside-asaram-bapus-plea-seeking-bail-suspension-of-sentence-in-rape-case\/","title":{"rendered":"SC Brushes Aside Asaram Bapu\u2019s Plea Seeking Bail, Suspension Of Sentence in Rape Case"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to entertain a plea filed by self-styled godman Asaram Bapu against the Rajasthan High Court order rejecting his application for suspension of sentence in connection with the rape case of a minor girl.<\/p>\n<p>A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and S.V.N. Bhatti dismissed the bail plea as withdrawn.<\/p>\n<p>However, the bench granted liberty to the petitioner to move a fresh application before the high court for releasing him on bail till his appeal against trial court\u2019s conviction order is decided.<\/p>\n<p>The Rajasthan High Court in July last year had rejected the accused plea seeking suspension of sentence till disposal of the pending appeal.<\/p>\n<p>It had said that the defence has sought multiple adjournments in the past and two previous applications for suspension of sentence have been dismissed.<\/p>\n<p>Asaram has been serving life imprisonment in Jodhpur prison following his conviction under the Protection Of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and other offences by a trial court in 2018. He has already suffered incarceration for over ten years.<\/p>\n<p>The accused continues to be in custody in another trial in Gujarat. 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A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and S.V.N. Bhatti dismissed the bail plea as withdrawn. 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