Unnao rape case: CBI moves SC against Delhi HC’s bail to convict Kuldeep Sengar

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) moved Supreme Court today challenging the Delhi High Court’s decision to grant bail to Kuldeep Singh Sengar who has been convicted in the Unnao rape case.

A Special Leave Petition was filed today before the Supreme Court against the Delhi HC’s order, which suspended the sentence and granted bail to Senger in the Unnao rape case, said a CBI Spokesperson.

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The Delhi High Court had ordered on Tuesday to suspend the life sentence awarded to Sengar in the rape case. The verdict had triggered sharp reactions from political leaders, civil society members, and human rights activists.

Sengar was convicted by a trial court in 2019 and sentenced to life imprisonment for the rape of a minor in Unnao, Uttar Pradesh. He filed an appeal against the conviction before the Delhi HC in Janyuar 2020 and a petition for suspension of sentence in March 2022 before the Delhi HC.