Overview
- The Delhi High Court suspended Kuldeep Singh Sengar’s life sentence in the 2017 rape case and set strict bail terms, including a ₹15 lakh bond, passport surrender, weekly police reporting, and a bar on entering a 5 km zone around the survivor’s home.
- Sengar remains in custody because he is serving a separate 10-year sentence for the custodial death of the survivor’s father; the appeal has been tentatively listed for January 16, 2026.
- The court said threat perception alone was not a valid ground to deny suspension of sentence and directed the DCP to ensure the survivor’s security with CRPF protection continuing.
- The survivor and her mother protested in central Delhi and were removed by security personnel, with activists alleging manhandling and police saying the gathering lacked permission and no further action was taken.
- Citing fears after what she says was the withdrawal of protection for relatives, lawyers, and witnesses, the survivor said she will move the Supreme Court and met Rahul and Sonia Gandhi, as Rahul Gandhi publicly criticized her treatment and the bail relief.