Guj HC admits Asaram's son's appeal against rape sentence

The Gujarat High Court has admitted an appeal filed by Narayan Sai, son of jailed self-styled godman Asaram Bapu, against a life sentence handed down to him by a Surat sessions court in a 2013 rape case.

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Published : Sep 17, 2019, 11:34 PM IST

Ahmedabad: The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday admitted an appeal filed by Narayan Sai, son of jailed self-styled godman Asaram Bapu, against a life sentence handed down to him by a Surat sessions court in a 2013 rape case.

A division bench of Justices Harsha Devani and Viresh Mevani admitted his appeal after condoning the delay in filing the same.

Sai was convicted by an additional sessions court in Surat on April 30, 2013, under IPC sections 376 (rape), 377 (unnatural offences), 323 (assault), 506-2 (criminal intimidation) and 120-B (conspiracy) and was sentenced to life imprisonment.

A woman had accused Sai of raping her when she lived at Asaram's ashram in Surat between 2002 and 2005, following which Sai was held from the Delhi-Haryana border on December 2013.

Also read: How NRC rendered hundreds of Silchar Sex workers 'stateless'

A division bench of Justices Harsha Devani and Viresh Mevani admitted his appeal after condoning the delay in filing the same.

A woman had accused Sai of raping her when she lived at Asaram's ashram in Surat between 2002 and 2005, following which Sai was held from the Delhi-Haryana border on December 2013.

Also read: How NRC rendered hundreds of Silchar Sex workers 'stateless'

Intro:एंकर - आतंकी संगठन जैश ए मोहम्मद की तरफ से हिसार सहित देश के कई बड़े रेलवे स्टेशनों को उड़ाए जाने का धमकी भरा पत्र मिलने के बाद हिसार पुलिस ने एहतियातन सुरक्षा बढ़ा दी है। हिसार से आने जाने वाली सभी गाड़ियों की और यात्रियों की चेकिंग की जा रही है। पुलिस के अनुसार हिसार से होकर लगभग 52 से 53 गाड़ियां प्रतिदिन निकलती है। सभी यात्रियों की चेकिंग की जा रही है ताकि किसी अप्रिय घटना को रोक जा सके।

Body:वीओ - इंस्पेक्टर राजेंद्र प्रसाद ने बताया कि हिसार रेलवे स्टेशन को मिली धमकी के बाद सुरक्षा को बढ़ाया गया है। रेलवे स्टेशन पर सभी यात्रियों की चेकिंग की जा रही है जिसके साथ साथ यहां रुकने वाली गाड़ियों की चेकिंग भी की जाती है ताकि आतंकी संगठन अपने मंसूबों में कामयाब होते हुए किसी अप्रिय घटना को अंजाम ना दे सके।

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Guj HC admits Asaram's son's appeal against rape sentence

The Gujarat High Court has admitted an appeal filed by Narayan Sai, son of jailed self-styled godman Asaram Bapu, against a life sentence handed down to him by a Surat sessions court in a 2013 rape case.

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