New Delhi, Dec. 29 -- The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the Delhi High Court order that had suspended the sentence and granted bail to former Uttar Pradesh MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar in the Unnao rape case.
The order was issued while hearing the Central Bureau of Investigation's (CBI) Special Leave Petition (SLP) against the Delhi High Court ruling.
The matter was heard by a vacation bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice J.K. Maheshwari, and Justice Augustine George Masih.
"We have heard SG Mehta for CBI and seniors for the convict. We find that there are various substantial questions of law that arises. Counter will be filed in 4 weeks. We are conscious of the fact that when a convict or an undertrial has been relea...