A technicality, even if admissible in a court of law, can have far-reaching consequences for society in general. Consider the Delhi High Court’s recent, controversial decision to suspend the jail term for Kuldeep Singh Sengar, a former legislator from the Bharatiya Janata Party, who was convicted of raping a minor, among other charges. The former legislator will, however, remain in prison because he is serving a term in a separate conviction. A petition has already been filed in the Supreme Court challenging the Delhi High Court’s contentious order. The survivor of the Unnao horror has described the Delhi High Court’s intervention as a “death knell”.

Source: The Telegraph December 26, 2025 02:45 UTC