Jagmal Chowdhary, one of the lawyers of Asaram on Wednesday withdrew his name as his lawyer fro the case.

This proved hazardous to Asaram as the judge hearing his case was upset over this issue and defined him for Rs. 5000 as no lawyer from Asaram's side was present to present his case.

The case of sexual assault of the girl involving the self-styled godman and four others is going on in District and Sessions court.

“After the withdrawal of Choudhary, the court asked others to continue with the arguments, but they refused and sought time, which disappointed the judge, who slapped a cost of Rs 5000,” said public prosecutor R L Meena adding that judge Manoj Kumar Vyas advised Choudhary to think again.