New Delhi: The Supreme Magistrate has given a huge wrack-up to former BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar in the Unnao rape case. The seat of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi canceled the order of Delhi High Magistrate suspending the sentence. The magistrate has sent the specimen when to the High Magistrate for fresh hearing and has given strict instructions that a visualization should be taken within two months.
Why did the Delhi High Court's ladle visualization ultimately not stand?
The Delhi High Magistrate suspended Sengar's life sentence and granted him ladle in December 2025. This visualization created a storm in the unshortened country. There was immense wrongness among the victim's family and the worldwide people. CBI immediately filed a petition in the Supreme Court. On Friday, the noon magistrate wonted the request of CBI and rejected the unshortened order of the High Court. Older in December itself, an interim stay was imposed, due to which Sengar could not come out of the jail bars.
Can't an MLA be considered a public servant under the POCSO Act?
During the hearing, senior lawyer N. appeared on behalf of Sengar. Hariharan stressed that the victim was not a minor at the time of the incident. On behalf of CBI, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta vehemently opposed this argument. Justice Bagchi raised questions on the highly technical tideway of the High Court. The Chief Justice unmistakably directed the High Magistrate to reconsider the important issue whether an elected MLA can be considered a public servant under the POCSO Act. The High Magistrate had older given relief by saying that Sengar does not come under the purview of Section 21 of the IPC.
Why can't the incident still be forgotten?
In December 2017, Kuldeep Singh Sengar was accused of raping a 17-year-old girl from Unnao. In 2019, the special magistrate convicted him and imposed a fine of Rs 25 lakh withal with life imprisonment. Sengar filed an request in the High Court, but the matter became complicated when a separate specimen of suspicious death in the custody of the victim's father came to light. In this specimen moreover Sengar has been sentenced to 10 years imprisonment. The unshortened incident has been in discussion for a long time regarding political patronage, role of police and wait in justice. The unshortened incident has been in discussion for a long time regarding political patronage, role of police and wait in justice.
How much relief will the victim's family get?
After the old order of the High Court, the victim had openly expressed her pain. The family said that obstacles are stuff repeatedly put in the path of justice. This step of the Supreme Magistrate will definitely requite them some hope, but the real visualization now depends on the new hearing of the High Court.
How difficult has the path to Sengar's release wilt now?
After the interim and now final order of the Supreme Court, there is a well-constructed ban on the ladle or release of Sengar. The High Magistrate will now have to hear the request and sentence suspension petition without any prejudice. The magistrate has given two months time so that a visualization can be taken in the matter soon.
How will this visualization stupefy the responsibility of political people in POCSO cases?
This visualization may spark a new debate regarding the protection of minors from sexual crimes and the peccancy of public servants. The Unnao incident has been a symbol of the demand for justice for many years. The intervention of the Supreme Magistrate gives a well-spoken message that in serious cases the noon magistrate is ready to maintain the wastefulness in favor of the victims. Now all vision are on the High Magistrate to see how impartially and quickly it completes the hearing this time.
