The Delhi High Court on Monday granted interim bail till February 4 to expelled BJP leader and Unnao rape case convict Kuldeep Singh Sengar for undergoing a cataract surgery, reported Bar and Bench.
A bench of Justices Yashwant Varma and Harish Vaidyanathan Shankaꦺr directed Sengar to surrender back to the jail authorities on February 5.
"… we are of the opinion that the sentence warrants being suspended for the purpose of applicant’s medical procedure, which is fixed for February 4, 2025 subject to conditions identical to those set forth in December 20, 2024 order. The applicant shall surrender on February 5 before the jail superintendent," the bench said as quoted by PTI.
The leader's lawyer told the court that Sengar's surജgery could not be performed before the scheduled date du꧂e to circumstances beyond his control.
He submitted that two more days are need🎃ed as Sengar needs to be admitted to the AIIMS for the medical procedure, which is now fixed for February 4.
The court had earlier also granted interim bail to the politician for th💫e surgery.
The plea was opposed by the survivor's lawyer, who argued that Seng🎐ar could not be given interim bail ඣendlessly.
Sengar's plea for extension of interim bail, which formed part of his appeal against the December 2019 trial court's verdict in the rape case, is pending before the high court. He has sought setting aside o♒f his convict🌼ion and sentence.
Case Background
The Unn🔯ao rape survivor was allegedly kidnapped and raped by Sengar between June 11 and June 20, 2017. She was then sold for Rs 60,000, after which she was rescued from 🧸the Makhia police station.
Following this, the survivor was allegedly threatened by police officers who war💫ned her against speakin꧒g out.
The woman and her family have been provided security after a Supreme Court order in J🐎uly 2019. The court had noted at the time that there was a threat to the lives of the survivor, her mother and her lawyer💮, among other persons.
Thi♏s was after a truck without a license plate collided with the survivor's car. The girl and her lawyerও were severely injured, while her two aunts were killed.
(With inputs from PTI)
