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Unnao rape case: Supreme Court cancels suspension of Kuldeep Sengar’s sentence
Updated On: 16 May, 2026 09:02 AM IST | New Delhi | Agencies
The top court was hearing a CBI appeal challenging the suspension of the former lawmaker's life imprisonment by the high court in the case.
Unnap rape accused Kuldeep Sengar. Pic/X/@thenewsdrum
The Supreme Court on Friday set aside a Delhi High Court order suspending the life sentence of former BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar in the 2017 Unnao rape case and asked it to decide the plea afresh.
A bench comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi also asked the high court to make endeavours to decide the main plea of Sengar against his conviction and life imprisonment in the case within two months.
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