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The Supreme Court connected Monday (December 29, 2025) stayed the Delhi High Court order suspending beingness condemnation of expelled BJP person Kuldeep Singh Sengar successful the 2017 Unnao rape case.
The Bench, comprising of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justices J.K. Maheshwari and Augustine George, besides ordered ineligible assistance for the survivor.
Observing that determination was ambiguity connected the explanation of ‘public servant’ nether the POCSO. A patwari oregon constabulary constable could beryllium convicted nether conception 6 of the POCSO, but an MLA would not beryllium considered a nationalist servant, the Bench observed.
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the CBI, argued that Sengar was successful a presumption of dominance and recovered blameworthy nether POCSO and of sidesplitting the victim’s father.
On December 23, the Delhi High Court suspended the jailhouse word of Sengar, who was serving a beingness condemnation successful the 2017 Unnao rape case, saying helium had already served 7 years and 5 months successful prison. Sengar had challenged the December 2019 proceedings tribunal verdict successful the case.
