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Supreme Court rejects Asaram’s plea for medical parole extension
The Story in Brief
The Supreme Court on Tuesday, 27 October 2026, rejected self-styled godman Asaram's plea seeking an extension of his medical parole, directing him to surrender by 5 p.m. on the same day. The Rajasthan High Court had granted him 20 days of parole on 6 October, which has now expired. Asaram is serving a life sentence in Central Jail, Jodhpur, for raping a minor girl at his ashram in 2013, a conviction under the POCSO Act.
His counsel had sought an extension on medical grounds, arguing that he was undergoing treatment at the Government Dhanwantari Ayurvedic Hospital in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh. The Supreme Court declined to extend the parole but directed the Rajasthan government to ensure his medical needs were met. The court has scheduled a hearing on his appeal against conviction for 6 November at 2 p.m. and has summoned trial court records in physical and digital form.
Indian Opinion Analysis
Both morungexpress.com and yespunjab.com covered the Supreme Court's refusal identically, leading with the same core facts: the 5 p.m. surrender deadline and the direction to the Rajasthan government on medical care. Both also noted the 6 November hearing on Asaram's conviction appeal and the separate Gujarat High Court rejection of his interim bail plea to meet his wife. There is no divergence in framing: the coverage is uniform straight reporting across both outlets, with no editorial slant. The key open item is the 6 November hearing, where the Supreme Court will examine the trial records in Asaram's appeal against his life sentence.
Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral
Sources (2): morungexpress.com (neutral report), yespunjab.com (neutral report)
This brief was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Methodology and corrections.
