The Supreme Court on Monday has denied the bail application on self-styled godman Asaram Bapu.

The Court also ordered a fresh FIR against him for submitting a false medical document along with his plea.

Chief Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar and Justice NV Ramana pointed to a report by the AIIMS medical board and fined him of Rs 1 lakh for filing a frivolous petition.

A board of eight senior doctors of AIIMS had said: "the evaluation of his prostate ailment remained incomplete because of Asaram's refusal to undergo required tests."

The bench also ordered a FIR against Asaram and others for giving forged letter to Jodhpur Jail Superintendent on his health condition in court. The letter stated that Asaram was medically unfit. The letter was received via RTI from jail superintendent Jodhpur. However, Jail superintendent refused of receiving the letter.

Asaram has been facing allegations of sexual assault. He moved to the apex court for bail on medical grounds. But the court refused to modify its initial order that had refused him interim bail and said that the present plea is devoid of merit.

Asaram was sent to jail in August 2013 for allegedly sexually assaulting a 16-year-old schoolgirl.

Asaram's rape victim is neither mental nor adult

BY M. DIVYA SRI