New Delhi, Dec. 29 -- The Supreme Court on Monday ordered a stay on the Delhi High Court's order allowing suspension of 2017 Unnao rape convict Kuldeep Sengar's life sentence and granting him bail.

Supreme Court's three-judge vacation bench led by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant heard the Crime Central Bureau of Investigation's (CBI) plea challenging the Delhi High Court's decision.

The apex court stayed the HC's order, noting that ex-Uttar Pradesh MLA Sengar is inside the jail for another case.

The Supreme Court said that Sengar shall not be released from jail.

A bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) and Justices JK Maheshwari and A.G. Masih also issued notice to Sengar seeking his response to CBI's plea within two weeks.

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