NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday hinted that it may stay the Delhi High Court order that suspended the life sentence and granted bail to expelled Bharatiya Janata Party leader Kuldeep Singh Sengar in the 2017 Unnao rape case.
"We are inclined to stay the (Delhi HC) order. Generally, the principle is that if a person has been released on bail, the court does not set aside the order ex parte. However, the situation here is peculiar, since he continues to be in custody in connection with another case, " observed a three-judge Bench led by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant.
The Bench, also comprising Justices J.K. Maheshwari and Augustine George Masih, is hearing the Central Bureau of Investigation’s (CBI) plea challenging the December 23 order of the Delhi High Court that suspended Sengar’s sentence during the pendency of his appeal.