Asaram surrendered at Jodhpur Central Jail after the Rajasthan High Court cancelled his interim bail and upheld his life sentence in the 2013 minor rape case.
Asaram surrendered at Jodhpur Central Jail after the Rajasthan High Court cancelled his interim bail. The court upheld his life sentence in the 2013 minor rape case and recorded strong observations on the survivor's ordeal.
The self-styled godman had been convicted under the POCSO Act. He now plans to approach the Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the Chhattisgarh High Court’s order convicting Amit Jogi to life imprisonment in the 2003 murder of Ram Avtar Jaggi, a political rival of his father Ajit Jogi. Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta issued notice on Jogi’s appeal and suspended the high court’s April 2, 2026, judgment. The bench ordered that the conviction under IPC Sections 302 and 120B and the life sentence remain stayed pending hearing.
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A POCSO court in Vadodara sentenced a man to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for sexually assaulting a minor girl, a week after he escaped from police custody. The assault occurred in October 2020 when the victim stepped out to fill water. He was recaptured two days later in Dhule.
India's Supreme Court indicated on Wednesday that uniform guidelines on judicial intervention in faith and rights disputes are neither feasible nor desirable, preferring case-by-case assessments. The observation came during the seventh day of hearings on the Sabarimala Temple entry reference.
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A woman from Gonda who climbed onto the roof at Lucknow High Court on April 10 threatened to jump and has now alleged gang rape and forced religious conversion. She claims she was abducted under the pretext of marriage, repeatedly assaulted, and coerced into marriage after conversion. Police have initiated an investigation.