The Delhi high court granted bail to expelled BJP leader Kuldeep Singh Sengar on Tuesday in connection with the Unnao rape case. The Delhi high court also set bail conditions for him.
A bench of Delhi high court suspended Sengar’s sentence during the pendency of his appeal.
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HC suspends Sengar's life sentence
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Counsel for former MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar, Advocate SPM Tripathi says, "The rape case in which he was sentenced to life imprisonment, the Division Bench of the Delhi High Court granted him bail today. They suspended the sentence. Our major grounds were that he was sentenced as a public servant, which carried a life sentence, but he is not a public servant... The girl's age was different in three different places. We argued that since there were discrepancies, there was no concrete evidence, and the medical report should have been considered... The court has stipulated that he will stay in Delhi and will not go within a five-kilometre radius of where the victim or the victim's mother lives, and he will not influence or contact any witness... He has to furnish a bond of Rs 15 lakhs..."
Sengar still in jail over another case
However, he will remain in custody as he has not yet been granted bail in the victim's father's custodial death matter. An appeal and application for suspension of sentence is pending before the High Court of Delhi. He was awarded a 10-year sentence in that case.
While granting bail, the High Court has directed that Sengar will not go into the 5-kilometre area where the victim resides in Delhi. It is also directed that Sengar Shall remain in Delhi. He shall not contact the victim's family members.
Sengar's lawyers submitted that Kuldeep Singh Sengar is not a public servant. It was also submitted that the age of the victims is in dispute, as it is different in other documents. In this situation, the medical report on her age should be considered.