Unnao Rape: Delhi HC Suspends Kuldeep Sengar's Life Sentence, Cites 'Not Public Servant'

• Delhi High Court suspended former BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar's life sentence in the 2017 Unnao rape case.
• Court ruled Sengar does not qualify as a 'public servant' under POCSO Act, thus aggravated penetrative sexual assault charge was not prima facie made out.
• Sengar has already spent over seven years and five months in custody, exceeding the minimum punishment for non-aggravated POCSO offences.
• The suspension comes with strict conditions, including a Rs 15 lakh bond, no contact with the survivor, and weekly police reporting.
• Despite the suspension, Sengar will remain in prison due to a separate 10-year sentence in the custodial death case of the survivor’s father.

Why It Matters: Delhi HC suspended Sengar's life sentence, ruling he's not a 'public servant' under POCSO, but he remains jailed.