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High Court grants Asaram first 20-day regular parole
Rediff··5 Aug
The Rajasthan High Court granted 85-year-old Asaram a 20-day first regular parole while he serves life for the 2013 sexual assault of a minor. He has been in custody for over 13 years and must post a Rs 50000 personal bond with two Rs 25000 sureties. The state opposed release, citing abscond risk; the court called those fears speculative.
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What It Means For You
- Readers following high-profile convictions can note that regular parole is a prison-rules process, not an overturning of guilt.
- Families of victims may see court language calling abscond fears speculative even when the state strongly opposes release.
- Anyone tracking sentence timelines can place Asaram's 13-plus years inside a life term upheld in May 2026.
What's Happening
- The Rajasthan High Court granted 85-year-old Asaram a 20-day first regular parole while he serves life for the 2013 sexual assault of a minor.
- He has been incarcerated for 13 years, one month and 24 days, and must furnish a personal bond of Rs 50,000 with two sureties of Rs 25,000 each.
- The state and police opposed parole citing abscond risk and other proceedings; the court called those apprehensions speculative after the conviction was upheld on May 27, 2026.
What Regular Parole Requires Under Prison Rules
- Regular parole is typically time-bound release under bond conditions while the underlying sentence remains intact.
- Age and long incarceration often feature in parole pleas, but courts still weigh public safety objections from the state.
- An upheld conviction narrows challenges to guilt while leaving sentence-management questions such as parole open.
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