Gujarat HC extends interim bail of rape convict Asaram Bapu till June 30 on medical grounds

The Gujarat High Court on Friday extended interim bail for self-styled godman and rape convict Asaram Bapu by another three months on medical grounds.

The 86-year-old godman, who was convicted in a 2013 rape case in 2023 and is serving a life sentence, was granted interim bail by the Supreme Court on medical



grounds until March 31. As his return to jail was due, the Gujarat High Court has now extended his temporary bail until June 30.

Asaram Bapu had filed a plea in the High Court seeking six months of temporary bail, with his counsel arguing that doctors had recommended Panchkarma therapy -- a 90-day treatment regimen.