Overview
- A Delhi High Court bench suspended the rape-case life sentence and set strict bail terms: ₹15 lakh bond with three sureties, a 5 km exclusion around the survivor’s home, weekly police reporting, passport deposit, and residence in Delhi.
- The judges cited more than seven years and five months already served and held that threat perception alone could not justify denying suspension, directing CRPF cover to continue and local police to ensure protection.
- Sengar remains in custody because he is serving a separate 10-year sentence for the custodial death of the survivor’s father and has not been granted bail in that case.
- The survivor and her mother protested in central Delhi, were removed by security forces, alleged loss of family protection, and said they will petition the Supreme Court.
- The CBI said it will immediately move the Supreme Court against the suspension and bail, and the High Court listed Sengar’s appeal for January 16, 2026.