India, Dec. 29 -- The Supreme Court on Monday stayed Delhi high court's order that suspended ex-BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar's life sentence and granted him bail in the Unnao rape case.

".In view of peculiar facts where convict is convicted for a separate offence, we stay operation of Delhi high court order dated December 23, 2025. Thus respondent (Sengar) shall not be released pursuant to the said order," CJI Surya Kant said.

The Supreme Court also issued a notice to the expelled BJP leader on the CBI's plea challenging the order that suspended his life sentence.

On December 23, the Delhi high court put Sengar's jail sentence on hold while his appeal was pending, saying that he has already spent seven years and five months in prison, ...