Overview
- The CBI filed a Special Leave Petition in the Supreme Court seeking to overturn the Delhi High Court order that suspended Sengar’s sentence and granted conditional bail.
- The December 23 order cited more than seven years already served and POCSO sentencing parameters in granting relief during the pendency of his appeal.
- The conditions require a Rs 15 lakh bond with three sureties, bar entry within five kilometres of the survivor’s Delhi residence, and prohibit any contact with her or her mother.
- The survivor’s family and women’s groups protested outside the Delhi High Court, and police warned demonstrators to move as gatherings there are not permitted.
- Independent advocates have also petitioned the Supreme Court to stay the High Court order, and the survivor’s family says it will seek relief from the apex court.