SC Stays Sengar's Bail Suspension in Unnao Rape Case; Questions POCSO 'Public Servant' Definition

• Supreme Court stayed Delhi High Court's order suspending Kuldeep Singh Sengar's life sentence in the Unnao rape case.
• SC questioned the definition of 'public servant' under the POCSO Act, noting potential exclusion of MLAs while including constables.
• CBI argued Sengar, a powerful MLA, held a dominant position, making it an aggravated assault on a child.
• SC emphasized the judiciary's role in conviction and warned against political mileage or browbeating the system.
• Sengar remains in jail due to a separate conviction for the custodial death of the victim's father.

Why It Matters: Supreme Court halts Sengar's bail, raising critical legal questions on POCSO's 'public servant' definition.