On Thursday, the Rajasthan High Court rejected the interim bail plea of self-styled godman and rape convict Asaram Bapu. Asaram Bapu in his bail application stated that his wife Laxmi Devi was seriously ill and was admitted in the hospital. He said that since he has been in jail for the past five years and hence be granted bail.
While rejecting the bail, Justice Sandeep Mehta said, "The court has no sympathy with such criminals." Objecting to his plea, government counsel argued that Asaram Bapu's wife was fine and is not serious as was mentioned by him. The bail was rejected after the court was provided with the medical reports of his wife.
Earlier also his three parole pleas have been turned down, twice by the District Parole Committee and once by the high court.
A Jodhpur court in Rajasthan had convicted Asaram Bapu and two of his associates in a 2013 rape case. He is currently serving a life term sentence in the Jodhpur central jail for raping a girl.