By Unnao Rape Case: Survivor to Challenge Suspension of Kuldeep Singh Sengar’s Sentence in Supreme Court
The survivor of the 2017 Unnao rape case has said she will approach the Supreme Court to challenge the suspension of the jail term of expelled BJP leader Kuldeep Singh Sengar, calling the decision “kaal (death)” for her family.
On December 23, 2025, the Delhi High Court suspended Sengar’s life sentence and granted him bail pending disposal of his appeal against his December 2019 conviction. The court imposed conditions barring Sengar from entering a 5-km radius of the survivor’s residence and from threatening the survivor or her mother, warning that any violation would lead to automatic cancellation of bail.
Despite the order, Sengar will remain in jail as he is also serving a 10-year sentence in the custodial death case of the survivor’s father and has not received bail in that matter.
Reacting to the ruling, the survivor—who was a minor at the time of the crime—said security for her family members, lawyers, and witnesses had already been withdrawn, intensifying fears for their safety. “If convicts get bail in such cases, how will the country’s daughters be safe? For us, this decision is no less than ‘kaal’,” she said, alleging that wealth and influence tilt justice.
The survivor added that she and her mother would protest near Mandi House and confirmed plans to challenge the High Court order in the Supreme Court. The Unnao rape case and related matters were transferred from Uttar Pradesh to Delhi by the Supreme Court in August 2019.
