Thiruvananthapuram, Dec. 29 -- Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Monday described the Supreme Court's decision to stay the Delhi High Court order suspending the life sentence of Unnao rape case accused Kuldeep Singh Sengar as a "rebuke" to the High Court.

Tharoor opined that the Supreme Court, in its decision, pointed out that a matter which involves serious questions of fact and law in a highly grave offence has indirectly raised questions about how the High Court could have granted bail at all in such circumstances.

"The matter is sub-judice. Still, it seems that when the Supreme Court says that in this kind of case, there are matters of fact and matters of law involving an extremely grave offence, it is a bit of a rebuke to the High Cour...