A division bench of Justices S H Vora and Mauna Bhatt heard the appeal briefly on Thursday and admitted it for final hearing. The sessions court convicted Asaram for rape, unnatural offences and wrongful confinement.
The police apprehended Baban Baburao Patil from Jalgaon district of north Maharashtra last week, he said.
The self-styled Godman has been facing varying jail terms including life sentence in sexual assault cases.
A Surat-based woman had filed a case of rape and illegal confinement against Asaram Bapu and seven others, one of whom died during the pendency of the trial, in October 2013.
An FIR has been lodged against the Wadhwa family in Delhi who pretended to be the 'messengers' of a popular spiritual leader known as 'Guruji' and defrauded several people of crores of rupees.
The website of Kailaasa proclaims that it has its own passport and one can apply to be a citizen of the new nation.
Jalebi Baba also used to make videos of his acts and use those videos to blackmail mail, as per reports. Around 120 such videos were reportedly recovered.
Narayan Sai, son of Asaram found guilty in a rape case, by Surat Sessions Court. Sentence to be pronounced on April 30.
The quantum of punishment will be announced on October 16 and 17.
A case was registered in the Hauz Khas Police Station last week and the probe transferred to the Crime Branch Sunday.
Governor Kalyan Singh, who recently received Asaram's mercy plea, sent it to the Home Department seeking a detailed report on the plea.
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What will you do by becoming a CA? Big officers bow their head at my feet, Asaram said, according the minor's statement.
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