NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the Delhi High Court's decision to suspend the sentence and grant bail to expelled BJP leader Kuldeep Singh Sengar in the Unnao rape case. "We stay the Delhi High Court order. Notice issued," a three-judge bench of the top court, headed by the Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice JK Maheshwari and Justice AG Masih said. The apex court observed and questioned as to whether the High Court examined conviction under Section 376(2)(i) IPC (Indian Penal Code) at all or not in the case. The top court observed that amendments to POCSO relate to enhancement of punishment, not creation of a new offence, as it stressed that even “finest judges are prone to errors” and judicial scrutiny is part of the system.

Source: Indian Express December 29, 2025 07:36 UTC