The Delhi High Court Monday declined to extend former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA and Unnao rape case convict Kuldeep Singh Sengar's medical bail [Kuldeep Singh Sengar vs Central Bureau Of Investigation]..Sengar was to surrender today in accordance with the court orders. However, he had moved applications seeking extension of his medical bail..A Bench of Justice Navin Chawla and Justice Shalinder Kaur declined to advance the date on his application seeking further medical bail after the counsel representing the complainant said he was not provided an advance copy of the plea.The application was moved in Sengar's pending appeal against conviction in the rape case..Senior Advocate N Hariharan earlier submitted that Sengar has to undergo a cataract surgery for which AIIMS has given a date of January 24 and if he misses the date, it would be difficult to get appointment again.After Advocate Mehmood Pracha, who appeared for the survivor, said he had not been served with the application seeking extension of bail, the Court re-notified the matter to January 22..The Court had initially granted Sengar interim bail on medical grounds till December 20, 2024, for medical assessment of his condition by AIIMS.Thereafter, the medical bail was extended by 4 weeks, till January 20 with the observation that no further extension would be granted..Meanwhile, Sengar's plea in the case of custodial death of the survivor's father was also listed today before Justice Vikas Mahajan.The Court issued notice on Sengar's application seeking early hearing of his plea for suspension of sentence. In this matter as well, the Court listed it for hearing on January 22..Senior Advocate Manish Vashishta appeared for Sengar and submitted that he will surrender himself today evening and file a new application seeking for interim bail. Special Public Prosecutor Ravi Sharma represented the Central Bureau of Investigation.
The Delhi High Court Monday declined to extend former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA and Unnao rape case convict Kuldeep Singh Sengar's medical bail [Kuldeep Singh Sengar vs Central Bureau Of Investigation]..Sengar was to surrender today in accordance with the court orders. However, he had moved applications seeking extension of his medical bail..A Bench of Justice Navin Chawla and Justice Shalinder Kaur declined to advance the date on his application seeking further medical bail after the counsel representing the complainant said he was not provided an advance copy of the plea.The application was moved in Sengar's pending appeal against conviction in the rape case..Senior Advocate N Hariharan earlier submitted that Sengar has to undergo a cataract surgery for which AIIMS has given a date of January 24 and if he misses the date, it would be difficult to get appointment again.After Advocate Mehmood Pracha, who appeared for the survivor, said he had not been served with the application seeking extension of bail, the Court re-notified the matter to January 22..The Court had initially granted Sengar interim bail on medical grounds till December 20, 2024, for medical assessment of his condition by AIIMS.Thereafter, the medical bail was extended by 4 weeks, till January 20 with the observation that no further extension would be granted..Meanwhile, Sengar's plea in the case of custodial death of the survivor's father was also listed today before Justice Vikas Mahajan.The Court issued notice on Sengar's application seeking early hearing of his plea for suspension of sentence. In this matter as well, the Court listed it for hearing on January 22..Senior Advocate Manish Vashishta appeared for Sengar and submitted that he will surrender himself today evening and file a new application seeking for interim bail. Special Public Prosecutor Ravi Sharma represented the Central Bureau of Investigation.
