Delhi High Court Suspends Sentence of Kuldeep Singh Sengar in Unnao rape case

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday, December 23, 2025, suspended the life sentence of former MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar, who is serving life imprisonment in the Unnao rape case.

The order was passed by a division bench comprising Justice Subramonium Prasad and Justice Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar.

While suspending the sentence, the High Court directed Sengar’s release on bail on furnishing a personal bond of Rs 15 lakh along with three sureties of the same amount.

Court directed Sengar not to enter within a five-kilometre radius of the victim’s residence and not to threaten or contact the victim or her mother in any manner.

“We are suspending the sentence. The appellant shall furnish a personal bond of Rs 15 lakh with three sureties of the like amount. He shall not come within a five kilometre radius of the residence of the victim,” the division bench recorded in its order.

The High Court further made it clear that any violation of the bail conditions would result in cancellation of bail.

A detailed copy of the order is awaited.

The High Court has suspended Sengar’s sentence during the pendency of his appeal challenging his conviction and sentence in the rape case. Sengar has assailed the December 2019 trial court verdict by which he was held guilty.

Kuldeep Singh Sengar was sentenced to life imprisonment in December 2022 for the rape of a minor girl in 2017.

Separately, Sengar’s plea seeking suspension of sentence in the custodial death case of the Unnao rape victim’s father is pending before the High Court. In that matter, he has sought suspension of sentence on the ground that he has already undergone a substantial period of incarceration.

Notably, a trial court had convicted Sengar and sentenced him to ten years’ imprisonment in the custodial death case.

Previously, the Court considered Kuldeep Singh Senger’s application for interim bail. His legal counsel highlighted delays in his release despite a temporary suspension of his sentence.

In December last year, a bench comprising Justice Prathiba M. Singh and Justice Amit Sharma granted interim bail to Sengar after directing the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) to submit a comprehensive report on his medical condition to determine whether his treatment could be effectively managed within the jail premises.

Earlier, in 2022, a division bench comprising Justice Mukta Gupta and Justice Poonam A. Bamba granted Senger interim bail for two months to attend his daughter’s wedding.

Case Title: Kuldeep Singh Sengar v. CBI

Bench: Justice Subramonium Prasad and Justice Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar

Order Date: 23 December 2025