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Supreme Court refuses to hear Kuldeep Sengar's bail plea in Unnao rape survivor's father's death case

February 09, 2026 4:42 pm

The Supreme Court asked the Delhi High Court to take up Kuldeep Sengar's appeal against his conviction on a priority basis.

Delhi HC refuses to suspend Kuldeep Sengar’s sentence in death of Unnao rape survivor’s father

January 20, 2026 4:08 am

The decision by Justice Ravinder Dudeja comes a few weeks after a division bench of the Delhi HC had suspended Sengar’s sentence of life imprisonment for the rape of the Unnao survivor.

Will continue fight... our life turned into a joke, says Unnao rape survivor

December 30, 2025 9:29 am

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta told the Supreme Court on Monday that the survivor was “a child aged 15 years, 10 months and 13 days at the time of the crime”.

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

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

December 30, 2025 11:10 am

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.

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.

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

December 30, 2025 2:00 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 survivor’s battle for justice goes on

December 27, 2025 7:43 am

Sengar may not be freed immediately — he is also serving a 10-year sentence for the custodial death of the survivor’s father. But the saga of the Unnao survivor paints a stark picture of how rocky the road to justice can be.

Sengar order perverse: CBI challenges HC finding, moves SC in 2017 Unnao rape case

December 27, 2025 3:29 pm

The CBI filed the SLP days after the survivor met Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi and Congress leader Sonia Gandhi, seeking their assistance in her fight against Sengar.

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.

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