India, Dec. 24 -- The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has decided to file an appeal in the Supreme Court against the Delhi high court's decision to suspend the life sentence of expelled Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Kuldeep Singh Sengar in the 2017 Unnao rape case.

The high court on Tuesday ordered the release of Sengar, who is serving a life term in the case, on bail, pending the disposal of his appeal against his conviction by a trial court in December 2019.

The decision to appeal the high court order comes after the 25-year-old survivor staged a protest in Delhi. She also met Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi for help in her fight for justice, and the two assured her of their support.

"If the convict gets ba...