Jodhpur: A court will today pronounce the verdict on a bail application of self-styled godman Asaram Bapu, jailed in a sexual assault case. BJP leader Subramanian Swamy had on Friday argued for bail to Asaram before a court here, which reserved the decision till June 20.
The arguments on the bail application lasted for about an hour after which the court kept the decision reserved till today. After the arguments, Swamy said that he has done his best and hoped that the order would be in Asaram’s favour.
Swamy, who earlier in the day got an application signed by Asaram allowing him to argue his case, said that if the bail was not granted, he would move higher court. “I would ensure his bail because he deserves it,” he said.
After hearing the arguments, Additional District and Sessions judge Manoj Kumar Vyas reserved the matter for Saturday. Later talking to reporters, the senior BJP leader said, “He (Asaram) has paid for his efforts to promote religion and service to the mankind by the powers with vested interest of anti-religion agenda.”
Swamy had met Asaram in jail on April 23 and assured him of pleading for his bail. But the senior BJP leader had failed to appear before the court on four earlier occasions.
The 73-year-old self-styled godman is currently lodged in jail after being arrested in September 2013 for allegedly sexually assaulting a minor girl in one of his ashrams.
Bureau Report
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