SC Stays Sengar's Sentence Suspension in Unnao Rape Case; Remains Jailed

• Supreme Court stayed Delhi High Court's order suspending Kuldeep Sengar's life sentence in the 2017 Unnao rape case.
• The Bench noted ambiguity in the 'public servant' definition under POCSO, a point raised by the Delhi HC.
• CBI appealed the Delhi HC order, calling it "contrary to law" and "perverse"; Sengar has four weeks to respond.
• Sengar was convicted in 2019 and sentenced to life imprisonment; he remains in jail due to a concurrent sentence for the victim's father's custodial death.
• He is disqualified from contesting the 2027 UP Assembly elections under the Representation of People Act due to his sentence.

Why It Matters: Supreme Court keeps Kuldeep Sengar in jail, halting his sentence suspension in Unnao rape case.