New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday stayed Delhi high court’s order that suspended ex-BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar’s life sentence and granted him bail in the Unnao rape case.
“In view of peculiar facts where convict is convicted for a separate offence. We STAY OPERATION DELHI HC ORDER DATED DECEMBER 23, 2025, AND THUS RESPONDENT SHALL NOT NE RELEASED PURSUANT TO THE SAID ORDER,” CJI Surya Kant said.
Sengar was convicted in December 2019 in the Unnao rape case and handed life imprisonment along with a fine of ₹25 lakh.
Earlier on Sunday, the survivor said she believes she would receive justice from the Supreme Court.
