The CBI on Friday (December 26, 2025) approached the Supreme Court with a special leave petition (SLP) against the Delhi High Court’s order to suspend the life sentence of former BJP MLA Kuldeep Sengar in the 2017 Unnao rape case
This came a day after an appeal had been filed in the Supreme Court on Thursday (December 25) challenging the suspension of prison sentence of the expelled BJP leader.
The decision to file the SLP was taken after studying the orders of a division bench of the Delhi High Court in the Unnao rape case of 2017. It was decided to file an SLP before the Supreme Court at the earliest against the orders of the high court, which granted bail to Sengar after suspending his life sentence, a CBI spokesperson said in a statement.
Protests against the Delhi HC’s order continued on Friday (December 26) with several women sitting outside the High Court holding placards that sought justice for the survivor.
Unnao rape case: Protests in support of survivor continue in New Delhi
