New
Delhi:
The Supreme Court Thursday stayed a Gujarat High Court order granting two-week
furlough to rape convict Narayan Sai, son of self-styled godman Asaram Bapu.
A
bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and M R Shah issued a notice to Narayan Sai on
the plea of the Gujarat government challenging the order of the single-judge
bench of the High Court.
The
top court posted the matter for further hearing after two weeks.
On
June 24, the single-judge bench of the Gujarat High Court had granted furlough
to Narayan Sai.
Earlier,
in December 2020, he was granted furlough by the High Court owing to the
ill-health of his mother.
On
April 26, 2019, Narayan Sai was convicted under the Indian Penal Code sections
376 (rape), 377 (unnatural offences), 323 (assault), 506-2 (criminal
intimidation) and 120-B (conspiracy) by a Surat court and sentenced to life
imprisonment.
Sai,
also a self-styled godman is serving life sentence in a rape case filed by one
of his and his father Asaram’s former devotees.
The
sister of the victim had filed a rape complaint against Asaram.
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