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The Supreme Court today directed AIIMS Director to set up a medical board to review medical reports and if required clinically examine self-styled godman Asaram Bapu to ascertain whether interim bail should be granted to him in the Jodhpur rape case. A bench headed by Justice T S Thakur directed that the board file its report before the court within four weeks.
How are tests for impotence conducted?
Controversial preacher Asaram Bapu who tried to wiggle out of the sexual assault case by claiming he was impotent was subject to a potency test and deemed sexually fit. The police said Asaram s testing positive gives them strong circumstantial medical evidence that the spiritual guru could be capable of sexually assault. The godman was accused by one of his followers of molesting his minor 16-year-old daughter.
Jodhpur commissioner of police Biju Gorge Joseph said a team of doctors was called to the Rajasthan Armed Constabulary headquarters where Asaram was questioned. A potency test was conducted on him, which confirmed that he was strong enough to commit the crime of sexual assault and rape on the 16-year-old girl, said Joseph.
Impotence and infertility are not the same
Before we can explain how an impotency test works you ve to understand the difference between impotency and infertility. Impotency is permanent erectile dysfunction, which means that a person s penis can t get erect under any conditions while infertility is the inability to have children. Now claiming one is impotent would mean that they would under no circumstances be able to get an erection. Read more about Asaram Bapu sexual assault: How are tests for impotence conducted?
With inputs from PTI
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