CBI to move SC against suspension of Kuldeep Sengar’s life sentence

The CBI will immediately challenge the suspension of life sentence and bail to former BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar in the Unnao rape case in the Supreme Court, officials said on Wednesday. The decision was taken after studying the orders of a division bench of the Delhi High Court in the Unnao rape case of 2017, a CBI spokesperson said in a statement.

It was decided to file an SLP before the Supreme Court at the earliest against the orders of the High Court, which granted bail to Sengar after suspending his life sentence, the CBI spokesperson said. Sengar, however, will remain in jail as he is also serving a 10-year term for the custodial death of the rape survivor’s father.

The Victim already announced that she will approach the Supreme Court after meeting Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday evening. She met the leaders at Sonia Gandhi’s residence and told the media that they assured all support. Sengar’s sentence has been suspended by the High Court till the pendency of his appeal challenging his conviction and sentencing in the rape case. He challenged a December 2019 trial court verdict in the case.