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Asaram’s bail plea turned down for 6th time BJP leader Subramanian Swamy—who had appeared in Asaram's defence—argued that the case against Asaram was fabricated and that he deserved bail. Reacting to the decision, BJP leader Subramaniam Swamy said he would make another attempt at bailing the controversial godman, Asaram Bapu out. Written by Mahim Pratap Singh | Jaipur | Published on:June 21, 2015 4:23 am Trouble continued for self-styled godman Asaram Bapu—in prison for the last 20 months on charges of sexually assaulting a minor—after his bail plea was turned down for the sixth consecutive time on Saturday. Rejecting the contention of BJP leader Subramanian Swamy—who had appeared in Asaram’s defence—Additional District and Sessions Judge Manoj Kumar Vyas said someone who was accused of a crime of this nature, did not deserve bail. RELATED Subramanian Swamy Meets Asaram, To Fight His Case Asaram To Stay In Jail As Rajasthan HC Rejects His Bail Plea Court Adjourns Asaram's Bail Plea Hearing Till Tomorrow Reacting to the decision, Swamy said he would make another attempt at bailing the controversial godman out. Before Swamy, high profile lawyer Ram Jethmalani had also tried bailing Asaram out, but to no avail. Asaram’s bail plea has earlier been turned down twice by the lower courts and the Gujarat High Court, and once by the Supreme Court. Besides, his bail applications have been rejected consecutively by various Gujarat courts, inlcuding the High Court. This time around, Swamy had argued that the case against Asaram was fabricated and that he deserved bail. However, prosecution lawyer P C Solanki opposed Swamy’s contention and requested the court to look at who the accused was, the age of his victim and the circumstances under which he had committed the crime, before arriving at a decision. Judge Vyas admitted the prosecution’s arguments and rejected Asaram’s bail plea. BJP leader Swamy expressed his reaction to the court’s decision in a series of tweets. “Waiting for the Asaram bail rejection order. If it is because the sixth material has not been examined then the door is open to re- apply,” he tweeted. -- Peace Is Doable -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
