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Sengar's counsel informed the court that a division bench last week allowed his two-weeks interim bail in another case for attending his daughter's marriage.
Justice Dinesh Sharma of the Delhi High Court on Thursday granted two weeks' interim bail to Former Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar for attending his daughter’s wedding scheduled on February 8.
Sengar was convicted and sentenced by the trial court to ten years imprisonment in a custodial death case. He moved the High Court seeking 60 days interim bail for attending his daughter’s marriage.
During the hearing, the senior counsel appearing for Sengar submitted that he has been granted interim bail from "January 27 to February 10" by a division bench of the court, in the Unnao Rape Case. On the contrary, Advocate Mehmood Pracha appearing for the complainant opposed the bail application and contended that Sengar is a threat to her life.
The court granted Sengar two weeks of interim bail from January 27 to February 10, 2023, on a bail bond of Rs. 1 lakh and a surety of like amount. Further, the single-judge bench listed the matter for February 13.
Sengar in his plea stated that he had served a sentence of 4 years and 8 months and received remissions, bringing his total sentence time to more than 5 years.
Sengar was convicted under various provisions including Section 376 (2) of the Indian Penal Code which deals with a public servant who takes advantage of his official position and commits rape on a woman in his custody or in the custody of a public servant subordinate to him.
Last week, a division bench of Justice Justice Mukta Gupta and Justice Poonam A Bamba granted interim bail to Unnao rape case convict for his daughter’s marriage. Sengar has been sentenced to life imprisonment for raping a minor girl in the Unnao District of Uttar Pradesh in 2017.
Case Title: Kuldeep Singh Sengar v. CBI
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