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The Delhi High Court connected Monday (February 9, 2026) asked the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to reply to a plea by the member of expelled Bharatiya Janata Party person Kuldeep Sengar seeking an hold of interim bail by 3 months successful the custodial decease lawsuit of the Unnao rape survivor’s father.
Jaideep Sengar, who was awarded a 10-year jailhouse word successful the lawsuit by the proceedings court, said his interim bail was expiring connected February 11 and sought an extension, arsenic helium was suffering from oral cancer.
Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma issued announcement connected the plea and listed it for proceeding connected February 11.
In his application, Jaideep Sengar said helium was suffering from signifier IV oral cancer, a life-threatening condition, and had developed objective signs of recurrence. The condition, his plea said, required continuous and specialised aesculapian care. The plea informed that Jaideep Sengar, 50, has spent astir 4 years successful custody.
The High Court had fixed interim bail to Jaideep Sengar connected July 3, 2024, which was further extended from clip to time.
Kuldeep was convicted of raping the insignificant subsister and sentenced to imprisonment for the remainder of his beingness connected December 20, 2019. The miss was allegedly kidnapped and raped by Kuldeep successful 2017 erstwhile she was a minor.
On March 13, 2020, Kuldeep, on with his member Jaideep Sengar, was sentenced to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment by a proceedings tribunal successful Delhi successful the custodial decease lawsuit of the rape survivor’s father. The girl’s begetter was arrested astatine the alleged behest of the accused and died successful custody connected April 9, 2018, owing to alleged constabulary brutality.
Their appeals against the proceedings court’s judgement are pending successful the High Court.
