SC Stays Sengar's Bail, Orders Ex-MLA to Remain in Jail for Unnao Rape Case

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News18•29-12-2025, 12:48
SC Stays Sengar's Bail, Orders Ex-MLA to Remain in Jail for Unnao Rape Case
- •Supreme Court stayed the Delhi High Court's bail order for former BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar in the Unnao rape case.
- •Sengar was granted bail by the Delhi High Court, which the CBI challenged in the apex court.
- •Chief Justice Surya Kant noted the Delhi High Court seemingly overlooked issues from Sengar's conviction.
- •A special vacation bench, including Chief Justice Surya Kant, Justice J.K. Maheshwari, and Justice Augustine George Masih, issued the stay.
- •Sengar was sentenced to life imprisonment in 2019 by a lower court for the 2017 Unnao rape case.
Why It Matters: Kuldeep Sengar remains in jail as Supreme Court halts Delhi High Court's bail order.
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