Unnao Rape: SC to Hear CBI Challenge Against Sengar's Suspended Life Sentence

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Moneycontrol•27-12-2025, 23:01
Unnao Rape: SC to Hear CBI Challenge Against Sengar's Suspended Life Sentence
- •Supreme Court will hear CBI's plea challenging Delhi HC order suspending Kuldeep Singh Sengar's life sentence in the 2017 Unnao rape case on December 29.
- •The Delhi High Court suspended Sengar's life term on December 23, noting he had served seven years and five months in prison.
- •CBI challenged the HC order on December 26; advocates Anjale Patel and Pooja Shilpkar also filed a separate petition.
- •Sengar will remain in jail as he is also serving a 10-year term for the custodial death of the rape survivor's father.
- •HC imposed conditions for suspension, including a Rs 15 lakh bond and not coming within a 5-km radius of the survivor's Delhi residence.
Why It Matters: SC to review Delhi HC's decision to suspend Kuldeep Singh Sengar's life sentence in Unnao rape case.
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