India, April 7 -- The Rajasthan high court on Monday granted bail to self-styled godman Asaram till July 1 in a 2013 rape case, paving the way for his release from jail.

Monday's order comes days after the Gujarat high court on March 28 granted him interim bail for three months in another rape case.

Asaram, who was first released on interim bail on medical grounds in January this year, however, had to surrender at the Jodhpur Central Jail on April 1 because the Rajasthan high court hadn't ruled on his plea.

In its order on Monday, a bench of justices Dinesh Mehta and Vinit Kumar Mathur of the Rajasthan high court said, "The present application seeking extension of the applicant's interim bail is allowed. The interim bail granted by thi...