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Kuldeep Singh Sengar case shows why POCSO must recognise legislators as public servants

December 29, 2025 6:52 pm

POCSO’s objective is not merely to punish sexual offences but to recognise and respond to aggravated forms of abuse. The aggravation lies not in formal designation but in the capacity to intimidate, silence, or manipulate systems, which legislators disproportionately possess

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What CBI argued in Supreme Court against Kuldeep Singh Sengar’s life sentence suspension

December 29, 2025 9:46 pm

Kuldeep Singh Sengar Bail Update: While challenging the Delhi High Court bail order, the CBI said the decision had "infirmities" and had failed to consider that the convict was serving life term for the rest of his natural life.

Despite the relief earlier, Sengar had to remain in jail because he was concurrently serving a 10-year jail sentence after being convicted of culpable homicide

SC stays Delhi HC order suspending Kuldeep Sengar's life sentence in Unnao rape case

December 29, 2025 3:57 pm

The Supreme Court issued notice on the CBI’s plea challenging the Delhi High Court judgment and gave Kuldeep Sengar four weeks’ time to file a counter affidavit.

Unnao rape case convict former BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar. (File Photo)

From the Opinions Editor: At year’s end, a moment of despondency, and a reason to hope

December 28, 2025 10:15 pm

The High Court’s strict textual reading sits uneasily with the spirit of a law that was designed to protect the most vulnerable.

Unnao rape case: Plea filed in apex court against suspension of Sengar’s jail term

December 26, 2025 5:29 am

Kuldeep Singh Sengar will remain in jail since he is also serving 10 years' imprisonment in the custodial death case of the victim's father and has not been granted bail in that case.

Kuldip Singh Sengar isn’t a ‘public servant’? What Delhi HC decision means for power and impunity

December 25, 2025 2:03 pm

The Unnao case has a long association with questions of power, impunity, and accountability. The suspension of a life sentence on the basis of a narrow statutory interpretation is bound to be closely scrutinised

The suspension of Sengar’s sentence comes pending a final decision on the appeal against his life sentence. (File Photo)

2017 Unnao rape case: MLA not defined as public servant under IPC hence POCSO case not made out, says Delhi HC

December 24, 2025 8:39 pm

The court suspended the sentence of ex-BJP legislator Kuldeep Sengar, who was awarded life imprisonment in 2019 by a Delhi trial court in a minor's rape case, on Tuesday.

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Unnao rape case: HC grants interim bail to Kuldeep Sengar till Tuesday for eye surgery

February 03, 2025 12:18 pm

The minor girl was allegedly kidnapped and raped by Sengar in 2017.

Unnao rape: Court extends interim bail to ex-MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar

January 21, 2025 3:09 am

The court also relied on the extension in interim relief granted by a division bench earlier on Friday in the CBI case where he was convicted of raping the minor.

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Death of Unnao rape victim's father: Delhi HC seeks CBI reply on Kuldeep Sengar's plea

December 03, 2024 3:27 pm

The high court also asked jail authorities to file a report on Sengar's medical condition and listed the plea for further hearing on January 13 next year.