Supreme Court refuses to hear bail plea of Unnao rape convict Kuldeep Sengar, sends him to Delhi HC

Expelled BJP leader Kuldeep Singh Sengar (file image)

The Supreme Court on Monday  refused to hear the bail plea of former MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar, sentenced in the Unnao rape victim’s father’s death case, and directed the Delhi High Court to conclude the trial within three months.

A Supreme Court bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice N V Anjaria heard a petition filed by Sengar.

Accoording to Livellaw, the  top court also directed that the appeal filed by the victim seeking enhancement of sentence be also heard along with Sengar's appeal. The appeals by co-accused also have to be heard alongwith these matters.

Senior Advocate Siddharth Dave, appearing for Sengar, submitted that he has already served 7 years and 7 months of actual imprisonment out of the 10-year sentence.

Solicitor General of India Tushar Mehta, for the CBI, said that the main appeal against the conviction is listed for hearing on February 11, 2026. He suggested that the appeal can be directed to be heard expeditiously on an "out of turn basis".

On January 19, the Delhi High Court had refused to suspend Sengar's 10-year jail term in the case on the grounds of delay in trial, saying it was partly caused by the multiple applications he had filed in the matter.

Advocate Mahmood Pracha, who appeared for the victim, submitted that they have filed an appeal to convert the conviction from Section 304 IPC to Section 302 and thereby to enhance the sentence to life imprisonment.