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Self-styled godman Asaram surrendered earlier the authorities astatine the Jodhpur Central Jail connected Thursday (May 28, 2026) evening, a time aft the Rajasthan High Court cancelled his interim bail portion upholding his beingness condemnation successful the 2013 insignificant rape case.
News of his accomplishment had drawn a ample assemblage of supporters to the Jodhpur airdrome earlier successful the day.
After spending immoderate clip astatine the section ashram successful Jodhpur, helium visited AIIMS for a aesculapian introspection and aboriginal surrendered successful the evening.
The Jodhpur Bench of the High Court connected Wednesday (May 27, 2026) dismissed Asaram’s appeal and revoked the interim bail, which was extended till July 7.
At the clip of the verdict, Asaram, who has been retired connected bail since October, was staying successful Haridwar, Uttarakhand.
His counsel said that they are studying the bid and would proceed accordingly connected challenging the High Court’s verdict successful the Supreme Court.
Also read: Editorial connected Asaram lawsuit verdict
The part seat of Justice Arun Monga and Justice Yogendra Kumar Purohit had delivered a elaborate judgement successful the sensational case, affirming the beingness imprisonment awarded by the proceedings court.
While delivering the order, the seat made beardown observations connected the interaction of the transgression connected the survivor.
Referring to the survivor’s commencement date, the tribunal remarked that she was calved connected July 4, celebrated arsenic Independence Day successful the United States, and symbolised freedom, dignity and self-respect.
The seat observed that connected the nighttime of August 15, 2013, erstwhile a state was celebrating Independence Day, the girl’s freedom, dignity and innocence were taken distant wrong a hut successful Jodhpur by “a antheral she regarded arsenic God”.
Terming religion arsenic a almighty force, the tribunal said devotees rather often adhere to their spiritual gurus’ instructions without question.
“Devotees of spiritual gurus volition often embrace, without question, the astir superstitious pronouncements and irrational counsel, including tales of ghosts and the supernatural. As seems to person happened successful the lawsuit successful hand,” the tribunal noted.
Before pronouncing the order, the tribunal reportedly remarked that it had a “mixed bag” of bully and atrocious quality for the accused and asked which portion helium wished to perceive first.
Though Asaram’s beingness imprisonment condemnation was upheld, the tribunal acquitted him of charges related to pack rape and pack penetrative intersexual battle of the insignificant miss kid nether the IPC and POCSO Act.
Asaram was convicted successful 2018 of raping a devotee astatine his Ashram adjacent Jodhpur erstwhile she had travel to him successful 2013.
