TIndia’s Supreme Court has stayed the Delhi High Court order that granted bail to former BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar in the Unnao rape case.

Supreme Court Stops Kuldeep Sengar’s Release

Delhi HC Bail Order Put on Hold

On December 23, the Delhi High Court suspended Sengar’s life sentence and granted him conditional bail while his appeal was pending.

“He Shall Not e Released”B

FiChief Justice of India Surya Kant stated that due to “peculiar facts” and Sengar’s conviction in another case, the bail order cannot operate.

Why Supreme Court Intervened

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) moved the Supreme Court, arguing that suspending the life sentence was legally flawed.t

CBI Challenged the Bail