SC stays Gujarat HC order granting two-week furlough to godman Asaram's son Narayan Sai

The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed a Gujarat High Court order granting a two-week furlough to rape convict Narayan Sai, son of self-styled godman Asaram Bapu who is also undergoing life term for another rape case in Rajasthan.

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed a Gujarat High Court order granting a two-week furlough to rape convict Narayan Sai, son of self-styled godman Asaram Bapu who is also undergoing life term for another rape case in Rajasthan. The apex court said however that it needs to examine whether the rules allow the annual furlough as per the calendar year or from 12 months after the last one was granted to a prisoner. A bench of Justices D Y Chandrachud and M R Shah issued a notice to Sai on the Gujarat government's plea challenging the high court's single-judge order and stayed it till further orders.