The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the Delhi High Court’s order suspending the life sentence of expelled BJP leader Kuldeep Singh Sengar in the 2017 Unnao rape case.A vacation bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant, and Justices J K Maheshwari and Augustine George Masih also issued notice to Sengar seeking his response on the CBI’s plea challenging the high court order.
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the CBI, urged the bench to stay the high court order.
The bench said it would examine the matter as it required consideration. It said Sengar shall not be released from custody following the high court’s December 23 order.
Substantial questions of law arise for consideration in the matter, the bench said and posted the matter for hearing after four weeks.