Unnao rape case: The Delhi Excessive Court docket right now (December 5) granted a two-week interim bail on medical grounds to expelled Bharatiya Janata Occasion (BJP) chief Kuldeep Singh Sengar who’s serving life time period for raping a minor in Uttar Pradesh’s Unnao in 2017.
“Contemplating the historical past of the case as additionally the medical situation of the applicant, it’s directed that the applicant will likely be launched on interim bail for 2 weeks and he shall search admission in AIIMS Delhi for a complete medical analysis,” the bench, additionally comprising Justice Amit Sharma, stated.
Kuldeep Sengar’s plea for interim bail is pending earlier than one other bench of HC
The courtroom sought a report from the medical board of AIIMS and listed the matter for listening to on December 20. Sengar can also be serving a 10-year jail time period in reference to the custodial loss of life of the Unnao rape sufferer’s father. His plea for interim bail in that case continues to be pending earlier than one other bench of the excessive courtroom.
Sengar sought interim bail on the grounds that he was affected by varied illnesses, like cataract, that required pressing consideration. The plea was opposed by the sufferer’s lawyer in addition to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
Sengar’s enchantment difficult the trial courtroom’s verdict in the principle Unnao rape case is pending within the excessive courtroom. He has sought quashing of the December 2019 judgement of the trial courtroom which sentenced him to imprisonment for the rest of his life.
Find out about Unnao rape case
The woman was kidnapped and raped by Sengar in 2017 when she was a minor. On March 13, 2020, Sengar was sentenced to 10 years’ rigorous imprisonment and was fined Rs 10 lakh, in reference to the case of custodial loss of life of the rape sufferer’s father. The courtroom had additionally awarded a 10-year jail time period to Sengar’s brother Atul Singh Sengar and 5 others.
The daddy of the rape sufferer was arrested on the behest of Sengar in a case below the Arms Act. He died in custody on April 9, 2018. The rape case and different linked circumstances have been transferred to Delhi from a trial courtroom in Uttar Pradesh on the instructions of the Supreme Court docket on August 1, 2019.