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Supreme Court Reinstates Life Sentence for Ex-BJP Lawmaker Sengar

12/29/2025

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Supreme Court of India ordered Kuldeep Singh Sengar, a former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) lawmaker, to stay in jail, reversing a Delhi High Court decision suspending his life sentence for raping a 17-year-old.
Sengar was convicted in 2019 under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO).
The case drew national attention after the survivor's 2018 self-immolation attempt due to police inaction, prompting protests by her family.

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Supreme Court of India ordered Kuldeep Singh Sengar, a former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) lawmaker, to stay in jail, reversing a Delhi High Court decision suspending his life sentence for raping a 17-year-old.
Sengar was convicted in 2019 under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO).
The case drew national attention after the survivor's 2018 self-immolation attempt due to police inaction, prompting protests by her family.