New Delhi: The Supreme Court on January 7 granted over a two-month period of interim bail to self-styled godman Asaram Bapu.

Asaram, who is serving a life sentence in a rape case in which he was convicted by a Gujarat court, will be free till March 31, LiveLaw has reported.

A bench of Justices M.M. Sundresh and Rajesh Bindal passed the order. The bench has prohibited Asaram from meeting his followers.

The report said that for Asaram, his advocate Devadatt Kamat argued citing his advanced age, history of heart attacks and medical history.

Kamat also argued that the conviction was “based solely on........

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