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Lawyer representing Asaram quits

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One of the lawyers representing self-styled godman Asaram on Wednesday quit citing personal reasons leading to which a court adjourned the ongoing cross examination of the teenage girl and also slapped a fine on the defence as no other lawyer was ready to further the proceedings. Counsel Jagmal Choudhary, who had been representing Asaram in […]

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Narayan Sai rape case: Delhi HC notice to Gujarat Police

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The Delhi High Court has issued notice to Gujarat Police on the anticipatory bail plea of a woman, allegedly an aide of self-styled godman Asaram son’s Narayan Sai, asked to appear before police in Surat in connection with the probe in a rape case against Sai. Justice Indermeet Kaur has asked the Gujarat Police to […]

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SC declines plea for CBI probe into Asaram case

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The Supreme Court Monday declined to hear a petition that sought a court-monitored CBI probe into the alleged rape of a minor by Asaram Bapu in Rajasthan. Asking petitioner and Chennai-based lawyer D. Irudayanathan to approach the Rajasthan High Court, the apex court bench of Justice A.K. Patnaik and Justice J.S. Khehar allowed him to […]

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Asaram’s judicial custody extended

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Controversial godman Asaram Bapu, accused of sexually assaulting a minor, will remain in jail with a court here today extending his judicial custody by 14 days. Asaram and his aide Shiva were produced before the court of District and Session Judge where magistrate Manoj Kumar Vyas extended their judicial custody. Seventy-two-year-old Asaram, who was arrested […]

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Asaram moves high court for bail

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Controversial self-styled godman Asaram Bapu, who is in judicial custody in the alleged sexual assault case of a minor, today moved a bail application in the Rajasthan High Court in Jodhpur. The hearing on the petition is scheduled on Monday, one of Asaram’s counsels said. Last week a lower court had rejected the bail plea […]

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Needless security to Asaram, observes SC

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Asaram Bapu was on Monday sent to 14 days’ judicial custody in Rajasthan. The Supreme Court on Tuesday criticised the government for unnecessarily providing heavy security to spiritual guru Asaram Bapu, accused of sexually assaulting a minor girl. “We are seeing on TV hordes of security around one accused,” the bench of Justice G.S. Singhvi […]

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Asaram sent to jail for 14 days

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A court in Rajasthan’s Jodhpur city on Monday sent spiritual guru Asaram Bapu, arrested for alleged sexual assault on a minor, to 14 days’ judicial custody, a police official said. “Asaram has been sent to judicial custody till Sep 15,” a police official told IANS over phone from Jodhpur. He will be lodged in the Jodhpur Central Jail. Asaram […]

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Plea in SC seeks CBI probe against Asaram

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The Supreme Court was moved Thursday seeking a court- monitored CBI probe into the allegation of rape of a minor by spiritual guru Asaram Bapu in Rajasthan. The petition by Chennai-based lawyer Irudaya Nathan sought the effective enforcement of Juvenile Justice Act, 2000 and said the main reason for his moving the apex court was […]

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Ashram deaths: Asaram Bapu, son summoned

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As The Supreme Court refused to order a CBI probe into death of two children at Asaram Bapu’s ashram here, a commission probing the 2008 case ordered the religious guru and his son to appear before it. The Justice (retired) D K Trivedi Commission asked Asaram Bapu to remain present before it on December 1, […]

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