Taking a cue from the Gurmeet Ram Rahim case verdict that brought the law and order machinary to its knees in Haryana last year, the Rajasthan High Court has beefed up security arrangements to ward off any untoward incident during the pronouncement of judgment in Asaram Bapu rape case.
The judgement will be pronounced inside the Jodhpur Central Jail on April 25.
The police further said that Section 144 of Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) will be imposed in Jodhpur till April 30.
“Rajasthan High Court made arrangements for judgement in Asaram rape case to be pronounced inside Jodhpur Central Jail on April 25. Section 144 of CRPC will be imposed in Jodhpur till April 30. We appeal to the public to follow the order. More than four people can’t assemble in public,” police said.
On April 17, the court had decided to pronounce the verdict against the self-styled godman in a rape case inside the Jodhpur Central Jail to avoid any law and order situation in the state.
The Rajasthan Police had earlier filed a petition in the High Court stating that Rajasthan may witness Panchkula-like violence, which broke out after the conviction of controversial godman Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh when he was found guily by a CBI court in a rape case hearing.
The Jodhpur Schedule Caste and Schedule Tribe Court on April 7 completed its hearing in the rape case against Asaram.
Asaram, who is currently lodged in the Jodhpur Central jail, is facing trial in two sexual assault cases: one in Rajasthan and another in Gujarat.