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Rajasthan High Court Directs State Government to Release Asaram on 20-Day Parole
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News18•06-10-2026, 22:00
Rajasthan High Court Directs State Government to Release Asaram on 20-Day Parole
- •The Rajasthan High Court ordered the state government to comply with its August 3 order and release rape-convict Asaram on a 20-day parole.
- •A division bench comprising justices Nupur Bhati and Sanjeet Purohit instructed the government to submit a compliance report regarding his release.
- •The court observed that Asaram's conviction in another state does not automatically prevent him from availing parole granted by Rajasthan.
- •Additional Advocate General BL Bhati argued that Asaram should have approached the Gujarat High Court since he was also convicted there, but the bench noted the state failed to provide legal grounds to invalidate the earlier parole order.
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The Rajasthan High Court directed the state government to comply with its August 3 order and release self-styled godman and rape-convict Asaram on a 20-day parole, while also submitting a compliance report on his release.
Additional Advocate General BL Bhati argued that Asaram had been convicted by a Gujarat court and that he should have approached the Gujarat High Court under Rule 14(A) after his emergency parole application was rejected there.
The division bench of justices Nupur Bhati and Sanjeet Purohit observed that Asaram's conviction in another state cannot by itself prevent him from availing the parole granted by the Rajasthan High Court, noting that the state failed to provide any legal basis to render the earlier order ineffective.
