New Delhi: The Supreme Magistrate will on Monday review the relief given to former MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar, who was sentenced to life imprisonment in the Unnao rape case. This hearing is stuff held on the request of CBI, in which the order of the Delhi High Court, which had suspended Sengar's sentence and granted him bail, has been challenged.
Which seat is hearing the case?
This specimen will be heard by the vacation seat of the Supreme Court.
The seat will include:
- Chief Justice Surya Kant
- Justice JK Maheshwari
- Justice George Masih
Along with this, the petitions filed by two lawyers, Anjale Patel and Pooja Shilpakar, will moreover be heard, in which an firsthand stay on the High Magistrate order has been demanded.
Why is CBI saying that ladle is wrong?
CBI has unmistakably said in its request that the High Magistrate has misinterpreted the law. According to the agency, Sengar was an MLA at the time of the incident. On this understructure he should be considered a public servant. Therefore, it was right to prosecute him under POCSO. Citing old Supreme Magistrate decisions, CBI said that the elected public representative has public trust and increasingly responsibility is moreover associated with him. In such a situation, giving them special exemption gives the wrong message.
What did the Delhi High Magistrate say?
On December 23, the High Magistrate had suspended Sengar's life sentence saying that he had once spent 7 years and 5 months in jail. The request is pending, so relief can be given till the final visualization comes. The ladle will be with strict conditions. The conditions include not going within a radius of 5 kilometers from the victim's house in Delhi, not trying to intimidate the victim or her family, furnishing a personal yoke of Rs 15 lakh, and three sureties. Interestingly, Sengar will still be in jail as he has not yet gotten ladle in the specimen involving the custodial death of the victim's father.
What did the victim say?
During the protest in Delhi, the victim told the media:
I have conviction in the Supreme Court. May I be protected so that I can fight without fear? Senger moreover tried to influence the judge and the investigating officer. The lives of my family and witnesses are in danger; they should be given security. She has moreover appealed to UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to increase security.
What next?
The Supreme Court's visualization may determine that Sengar's relief will continue. Or the High Magistrate order will be canceled, and he will be sent to jail again. Legal experts are keeping an eye on how the magistrate interprets the responsibility of public representatives and the POCSO law.
