New Delhi, Aug. 6 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday declined to grant interim bail to self-styled godman and rape convict Asaram on medical grounds, while permitting him to engage a trained caretaker of his choice for round-the-clock assistance in line with an AIIMS medical report.

A bench of Justices MM Sundresh and PB Varale took note of the July 31 report submitted by the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), which stated that although Asaram did not require hospitalisation, he would need continuous medical assistance.

Recording the statement of Solicitor General Tushar Mehta that the recommendations in the AIIMS report would be implemented in "letter and spirit", the bench ordered that Asaram would be at liberty to avail t...