India, Aug. 7 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday denied interim bail as of now to self-styled godman Asaram, who is serving a life sentence in a 2013 case of sexually assaulting a minor, but allowed him to engage a trained caretaker of his choice for round-the-clock assistance.

A bench of Justices M M Sundresh and PB Varale kept the plea filed by Asaram, seeking interim bail on health grounds, pending while granting him liberty to mention his case if his health deteriorates.

During the hearing, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta submitted that Asaram has suppressed from the court that his counsel moved an application for parole.

The counsel for Asaram said the parole was filed much earlier and that it was not granted on health grounds.

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