Delhi: Jailed former BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar Thursday received 15 days interim bail to attend his daughters wedding, media reports said.
The Delhi High Court granted bail to Sengar who is serving a 10-year sentence for his involvement in the custodial death of the Unnao rape victims father, Indian Express reported.
Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma suspended the sentence from January 27 to February 10 saying Sengar has already been granted interim bail by a division bench of Delhi HC.
No further directions are required. Petitioner is admitted to interim bail from January 27 to February 10, Justice Sharma said, according to the report.
A division bench led by Justice Mukta Gupta on Monday (January 16) granted interim bail to Sengar directing him to report to the station house officer concerned on a daily basis during his bail period.
Sengars lawyer senior advocate P K Dubey and lawyer Kanhaiya Singhal urged the court to grant the bail as he needs to make arrangements for the wedding as he is the only male member in the family.
Mehmood Pracha, who appeared for the deceaseds daughter, argued that as per affidavits filed by the UP govt and the Centre before the SC, Sengars release could affect the security of the deceaseds family.
Contrary to Sengars claim that he is the only male member of the family, his family has four MLAs so they should be able to oversee his daughters wedding, the deceaseds family said.
Pracha said that Sengar is a vindictive person who can go to any extent and with their clout can cause harm to the deceaseds family.
He argued that Sengars daughter is being married into an influential family and hence the possibility of risk has increased since he was granted bail by the division bench.
The former MLA was found guilty of kidnapping and raping a minor girl in 2017 in Uttar Pradeshs Unnao.
In December 2019, the trial court sentenced Sengar to imprisonment for the remainder of his life in the Unnao rape case.
He has sought quashing of the judgment of the trial court, which is still pending in the high court.
