Jodhpur, Today, the bail application of self-styled godman Asaram Bapu has been rejected by the Rajasthan High Court.

This was the ninth regular bail application of Asaram to be rejected. An interim bail plea was rejected by the high court last month.

Justice Nirmal Jeet Kaur, while rejecting the application said, “since the trial of the case has reached its fag end, it was not appropriate to grant the bail.”

“The court also rejected the argument of defence that the trial of the case was taking long”, said Prosecution counsel P C Solanki.

A teenage girl had accused Asaram of sexual assault at his ashram in Manai village near Jodhpur and by following her complaint, Asaram was arrested by Jodhpur Police on 31 August, 2013 and has been in jail since then.