New Delhi, Dec. 28 -- The Supreme Court will hear on Monday (December 29) a petition filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) challenging the Delhi High Court's order that granted bail to former Uttar Pradesh MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar in the Unnao rape case.
A vacation bench, comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justices J.K. Maheshwari and Augustine George Masih, will hear the matter.
The CBI has approached the Supreme Court through a Special Leave Petition against the High Court's decision to suspend Sengar's life sentence and release him on bail while his appeal against conviction is pending.
Earlier this week, the Delhi High Court granted bail after holding that the stricter provisions of the Protection of Children ...