New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday stayed Delhi High Court order which suspended former MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar’s sentence in Unnao rape case. Overturning the decision, the top court said that the relief cannot be granted to the accused as he was convicted and sentenced for a separate offence as well.
The SC also issues notice to Sengar on an appeal of CBI against High Court order.
Kuldeep Singh Sengar was convicted in the Unnao rape case in December 2019 and sentenced to life imprisonment. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 25 lakh on him.
On December 23, the Delhi High Court suspended his life sentence. The order was passed by a division bench consisting of Justice Subramonium Prasad and Justice Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar.
Following this, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) filed a plea before the Supreme Court on Friday, requesting a stay on the Delhi High Court’s decision to grant relief to Sengar. -(IndiaTv)
