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- Court says delay in appeal cannot justify bail as it was partly caused by Sengar’s own filings.
- Survivor’s side argues Sengar’s release would threaten the victim and her family.
- Defence cites long custody and questions evidence.
The Delhi High Court on Monday denied suspension of the 10-year sentence awarded to expelled BJP leader Kuldeep Singh Sengar in the case relating to the custodial death of the Unnao rape survivor’s father.
“No grounds are made out for grant of relief. The application seeking suspension of sentence is dismissed,” Justice Ravinder Dudeja said.
The judge noted that Sengar has spent nearly 7.5 years in jail out of the total punishment of 10 years. The relief could not be granted on the ground of delay in hearing his appeal as the delay, the court noted, was partly because Sengar had filed multiple applications during the pendency of his appeal against conviction.
Sengar has been in custody since April 13, 2018, and is serving a 10-year jail term in the custodial death case, apart from a life sentence in the minor rape case.
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