<p class="title">The Jodhpur bench of Rajasthan High court on Tuesday directed the special SC/ST court in Jodhpur to pronounce its verdict in the rape case against self-styled godman Asaram Bapu in the jail premises.<br /><br />The court of special judge SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities), will pronounce the judgement on April 25.<br /><br />In order to prevent any trouble fomented by Asaram's followers, a division bench of Justice Gopal Krishna Vyas and Justice Ramchandra Singh Jhala directed the police commissioner and district administration to make all necessary arrangements.<br /><br />Rajasthan government had filed a petition seeking direction to the special court to pronounce the judgment in the Jodhpur Central Jail premises, where Asaram is housed, to prevent any law and order problem.<br /><br />The HC also directed the jail superintendent and district administration to make all arrangements in the prison for pronouncement of the judgement.<br /><br />Asaram is accused of raping a minor girl at his ashram in Manai village near Jodhpur.<br /><br />The girl, hailing from Shahjahanpur in Uttar Pradesh, was a student living in the ashram. Asaram was arrested on August 31, 2013, and since then housed in Jodhpur central jail. The godman sought bail five times but it got rejected.</p>
<p class="title">The Jodhpur bench of Rajasthan High court on Tuesday directed the special SC/ST court in Jodhpur to pronounce its verdict in the rape case against self-styled godman Asaram Bapu in the jail premises.<br /><br />The court of special judge SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities), will pronounce the judgement on April 25.<br /><br />In order to prevent any trouble fomented by Asaram's followers, a division bench of Justice Gopal Krishna Vyas and Justice Ramchandra Singh Jhala directed the police commissioner and district administration to make all necessary arrangements.<br /><br />Rajasthan government had filed a petition seeking direction to the special court to pronounce the judgment in the Jodhpur Central Jail premises, where Asaram is housed, to prevent any law and order problem.<br /><br />The HC also directed the jail superintendent and district administration to make all arrangements in the prison for pronouncement of the judgement.<br /><br />Asaram is accused of raping a minor girl at his ashram in Manai village near Jodhpur.<br /><br />The girl, hailing from Shahjahanpur in Uttar Pradesh, was a student living in the ashram. Asaram was arrested on August 31, 2013, and since then housed in Jodhpur central jail. The godman sought bail five times but it got rejected.</p>
