Delhi High Court Suspends Life Sentence Of Kuldeep Singh Sengar In Unnao Rape Case

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday (December 23) suspended the life sentence awarded to expelled BJP leader Kuldeep Singh Sengar, who was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment by the trial court in the Unnao rape case.

A division bench comprising of Justice Subramonium Prasad and Justice Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar while pronouncing the order said:

"We are suspending the sentence. Personal bond of Rs. 15 Lakh with three sureties of like amount...Not to come within 5 km radius of the residence of victim. Directed to stay in Delhi during the pendency of the appeal. Ensure that he is available for completing remaining part of sentence if in case he is found guilty. Directed not to threaten victim survivor or the mother...deposit his passport with the trial court. Directed to report to local police station once a week, every Monday at 10am...".

The court further said that the criminal appeal and criminal application are to listed before roster bench subject to orders of the Chief Justice on January 15, 2026. 

A detailed copy of the order is awaited. 

Earlier this year, Sengar was granted interim bail to undergo cataract surgery at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in the national capital. 

A similar relief was granted to him in December last year.

Sengar was convicted for raping the victim and for murdering her father in connivance with police officers of Makhi, a village in Unnao district. He has been sentenced to life imprisonment.

The trial in the matter was transferred to Tis Hazari Courts by the Supreme Court in 2019 in the transfer petition moved by the survivor.

The apex court, taking cognisance of the rape survivor's letter written to then Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi, had transferred all five cases registered in connection with the incident from a Lucknow court in Uttar Pradesh to the court in Delhi with directions to hold the trial on a daily basis and completing it within 45 days.

Case Title: Kuldeep Singh Sengar v. CBI

CRL.M.(BAIL) 359/2022 in CRL.A. 53/2020