HC to hear Raj police's plea to announce Asaram case verdict from jail court

The Jodhpur High Court will tomorrow hear a plea by the Rajasthan Police to pronounce the judgement in a rape case against self-styled godman Asaram Bapu in a jail court to avoid any law and order situation in the city.

The judgement in the case is scheduled for April 25.

Police commissioner Ashok Rathore said the forces have requested the judiciary not to pronounce the judgement in the case from the court as it may lead to clashes between the security forces and the godman's followers in the court premises.

He also refuted reports that the police had urged the court to shift the pronouncement date in the case from