AIDWA welcomes the verdict of the Jodhpur Court delivered on April 25th 2018, convicting Asaram of rape, and sentencing him to a lifetime in prison. It is noteworthy that the trial court found him guilty on many counts, including the heinous crime of having raped a minor in his ashram, and awarded the maximum punishment available under the POCSO Act. Two other accused have received sentences of 20 years each.