Overview
- A three-judge vacation bench led by Chief Justice Surya Kant will take up the CBI’s plea on December 29, according to the Supreme Court cause list.
- The CBI seeks a stay of the Delhi High Court order and argues that an MLA is a public servant under POCSO, citing precedent and standards that make suspending a life sentence an exceptional step.
- On December 23, the Delhi High Court suspended Sengar’s life sentence and granted conditional bail, noting over seven years of incarceration and imposing a 5‑km no‑go zone around the survivor’s home, a Delhi stay requirement, and a Rs 15 lakh bond with three sureties.
- Sengar remains in custody because he is serving a separate 10‑year sentence in the custodial death case of the survivor’s father, with his suspension plea in that matter still pending.
- The survivor has complained to the CBI alleging collusion by the investigating officer, while protests over the bail decision led to detentions near Parliament and fresh demonstrations at Jantar Mantar and in Bhubaneswar.