DELHI HIGH COURT REFUSED T0 SUSPEND SENTENCE OF KULDEEP SINGH SENGAR’S BROTHER CONVICTED FOR DEATH OF VICTIM'S FATHER

The Delhi High Court in the case Jaideep Singh Senger @ Atul Singh v. CBI observed and has refused to suspend the sentence of the brother of expelled BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Senger, who is convicted for causing the death of the father of the 2018 Unnao rape victim.

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The bench headed by Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma in the case observed and has dismissed the application moved by one Jaideep Singh Senger wherein seeking suspension of his 10-year sentence awarded in March 2020, during the pendency of his appeal against the same.

In the present case, Jaideep Singh, along with Kuldeep Singh Senger and five others were convicted by the trial court in 2020.

It being the case of Singh’s that he was diagnosed with oral cancer in custody

and had remained under the observation and supervision of doctors at AIIMS. The court granted him bail in November 2020 after considering his medical conditions, and since then, the said interim bail was extended from time to time till January 18 last year.

The court in June last year suspended his sentence considering his fragile medical condition, as an interim measure for 8 weeks, which was also extended and the Singh was out of prison after that. It was also submitted before the court that the sentence of five co-accused persons was suspended, he also deserved to be allowed relief on the ground of parity.