LiveLaw's report, updated 30 June 2026, on the Supreme Court of India issuing notice to the State of Rajasthan on Asaram's petition challenging the Rajasthan High Court's May 2026 judgment, while refusing for now to suspend his life sentence; a bench of Justice M.M. Sundresh and Justice Sheel Nagu stated it would consider bail only on a showing of grave, immediate health threat. Asaram's senior counsel, Dama Seshadri Naidu, argued he is over 80 years old, suffering from various ailments, and the victim of a "social media trial." As of this report, the case remains before the Supreme Court, with the Rajasthan High Court's conviction and life sentence standing as the operative disposition.
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AuthorDebby Jain
PublisherLiveLaw
Publication Year2026
URLhttps://www.livelaw.in/top-stories/supreme-courtgodman-asaram-bapu-life-sentence-in-rape-case-rajasthan-high-court-judgment-539304
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Tier one: a specialist Indian legal-affairs news outlet with a named byline, reporting the Supreme Court bench's own quoted statement and defense counsel's own quoted argument. NotesRead directly, 14 August 2026. Cited for the ongoing Supreme Court proceeding and defense counsel's current argument, the most recent element of Asaram's own response to the conviction on record.
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