Bar and Bench's report, published 6 August 2026, on the Supreme Court of India's order the same day in Asha Ram @ Ashumal v State of Rajasthan, a bench of Justices M.M. Sundresh and P.B. Varale, rejecting Asaram Bapu's request for interim medical bail while granting him "liberty to have an assistance-trained care taker of his choice, on a round-the-clock basis" in custody, with leave to renew the bail request if his health significantly worsens. The article ties the matter to his 2018 Jodhpur conviction for the penetrative sexual assault of a minor student under Section 376(2)(f) IPC and the POCSO Act.
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Tier 1: a specialist Indian legal-affairs outlet, read directly on 14 August 2026, naming the bench and the case title and quoting the order's own operative language. NotesRead directly, 14 August 2026. The most recent recorded step in this specific proceeding as of that date. Does not rule on the pending appeal against the conviction itself.
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PublisherBar and Bench
Publication Year2026
URLhttps://www.barandbench.com/news/supreme-court-declines-medical-bail-to-asaram-but-allows-him-to-have-caretaker-in-jail
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