Uttar Pradesh Congress President Ajay Rai welcomed the Supreme Court's order putting a stay on the Delhi High Court's decision, which suspended the life sentence of expelled Bharatiya Janata Party MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar in the 2017 Unnao rape case.
The Supreme Court on Monday ordered a stay on the Delhi High Court's order allowing suspension of 2017 Unnao rape convict Kuldeep Sengar's life sentence and granting him bail.
Earlier in the morning, Sengar's daughter and his advocate, Aiswarya Sengar, arrived at the Supreme Court ahead of the hearing. The CBI has moved the apex court against the Delhi High Court's decision that suspended Sengar's life sentence in the rape case, arguing that the relief granted
Sawant alleged bias, pointing out that the BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar, convicted in the case, received a life sentence. In contrast, others, such as Sanjeev Bhatt and Sonam Wangchuk, remain in jail, questioning the fairness of the courts, "Where is your court headed?"
The victim of the Unnao rape case on Sunday expressed hope that the Supreme Court will deliver justice as the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) filed a petition challenging the Delhi High Court's order suspending the life sentence of expelled BJP leader Kuldeep Singh Sengar.
Calling the Delhi High Court's decision to suspend the life sentence of expelled BJP leader Kuldeep Singh Sengar in the Unnao rape case "unfortunate", Congress MP Tariq Anwar said that the victim has to struggle for justice.
The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear the Central Bureau of Investigation's (CBI) appeal on December 29, challenging the Delhi High Court's decision to suspend the life sentence of expelled BJP leader Kuldeep Singh Sengar in the Unnao rape case.
The Central Bureau of Investigation on Friday filed a Special Leave Petition (SLP) before the Supreme Court challenging the Delhi High Court order that suspended the sentence and granted bail to Kuldeep Sengar.
Sengar was convicted in December 2019 in the Unnao rape case and sentenced to life imprisonment along with a fine of Rs 25 lakh. Though granted bail in the case, he will continue to remain in jail as he is serving a 10-year sentence in another CBI case related to a murder.
Congress leader Mumtaz Patel on Saturday hit out at the central government following the Delhi High Court's order that suspended the sentence and granted bail to former Uttar Pradesh MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar in the 2017 Unnao rape case, and said that the government talks about putting ani
Delhi police on Saturday detained women activist Yogita Bhayana, Congress leader Mumtaz Patel, and several others who were protesting against the ruling of conditional bail to Kuldeep Singh Sengar, convicted in the 2017 Unnao rape case, and demanding justice in the Ankita Bhandari murder