The Supreme Court requested the Delhi High Court on Monday (February 9, 2026) to provide ‘out-of-turn’ hearing to an appeal filed by former BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar challenging his conviction and 10-year sentence in the custodial death of the father of Unnao rape survivor.
The High Court had refused to suspend his sentence or grant Sengar bail on January 19, 2026. It had cited various reasons including the fact that the former lawmaker from Unnao in Uttar Pradesh was serving a life sentence for the rape of the dead man’s minor daughter. The High Court had reasoned that Sengar had nothing new to say than what was argued in a similar plea filed in June 2024 for suspension of sentence.
