
Rajasthan High Court Rejects Extension of Asaram Bapu’s Interim Bail
Asaram Bapu was directed to surrender on or before at 11:00 a.m. on 30-08-2025.
Asaram Bapu was directed to surrender on or before at 11:00 a.m. on 30-08-2025.
The Rajasthan High Court had granted interim bail to Asharam Bapu till 31-03-2025 solely on humanitarian grounds for medical treatment, subject to conditions as set by the Supreme Court.
“Such an undisciplined approach is symptomatic of the culture of apathy that has developed on the subject of the rights and well-being of convicts. In denying them their legal right to be considered under a policy duly devised by the State for a specific purpose, the authorities have essentially categorised them as second-class citizens.”
The Court clarified that the grant of interim bail was intended solely to assist in the ongoing investigation. Additionally, it instructed Professor Mahmudabad to provide a single bail bond covering both FIRs and to submit his passport to the Chief Judicial Magistrate.
“The right of a prisoner, whether convicted or under trial makes no difference to temporary leave of absence to attend burial/funeral of a close relative is rooted in the principle of humane treatment and the inherent dignity as a human being. This right does not differentiate between the two categories of prisoners.”
It is the applicant’s case that he had undergone the aforesaid spinal surgery involving insertion of screws, at VNA Hospital, on 15-01-2025 and was admitted there till 20-01-2025, after which he continues to be in severe pain and has been advised bed rest for 6 weeks, as recently as on 17-02-2025.
The accused person’s Creta car dashed against the scooty on which the deceased couple was travelling along with their daughter. Due of the impact, couple died on the spot and their daughter was seriously injured. After the death of couple, the injured daughter and two other minor children of the couple became orphan.
Tahir Hussain, who was formerly a member of Aam Aadmi Party, has been in custody in connection with 2020 Delhi Riots cases, murder and offences under PMLA.
Asaram Bapu was sentenced to life imprisonment in 2018 for raping a minor girl at his ashram in 2013.
“A reading of the complaint does not attract the provisions of Section 75 of BNS or Section 4 of the Prohibition of Harassment of Women Act. Furthermore, as the other offences are bailable, I am inclined to grant bail to the accused with certain conditions.”
The convict, his wife, and sister-in-law had attempted to convince and pressurise the victim and her mother to not lodge a complaint and get an abortion.
“Petitioner is a person with family ties and is not a flight risk. Nature of prosecution evidence is mostly all documentary in nature, which has been seized and there is no likelihood of tempering with the same.”
“Right to life does not mean mere right to exist but to live with dignity. Such a right cannot be and ought not be curtailed on the ground that petitioner father’s is an accused in pending cases.”
Supreme Court had previously released Sunil Agrawal on interim bail vide order dated 17-05- 2024 and had noted that he had made out a prima facie strong case for his enlargement on interim bail.
In Lakhimpur Kheri violence, four farmers, one journalist, the driver of one of the vehicles, and two others, were killed. Nearly ten farmers suffered major and minor injuries
“Any undue indulgence and latitude to the ED will be deleterious to the constitutional values of rule of law and life and liberty of persons. An officer cannot be allowed to selectively pick and choose material implicating the person to be arrested. They have to equally apply their mind to other material which absolves and exculpates the arrestee.”
The Supreme Court granted him interim bail till 01-06-2024 considering the ongoing 18th Lok Sabha General Elections with a direction to surrender on 02-06-2024.
Delhi’s Chief Minister, Arvind Kejriwal, was arrested on 21-03-2024 in connection with the Delhi Liquor Excise Policy.
Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — Or. 6 R. 17 — Amendment of plaint: Principles summarized re when amendment of plaint is permissible.
The Court stated that the allegations against the police officers are serious, and the latter need to respond to them.