Supreme Court's View on Kuldeep Singh Sengar Explained

Supreme Court's View on Kuldeep Singh Sengar Explained

Supreme Court has dealt with an SLP against Delhi HC's Judgment {reference is [Kuldeep Singh Sengar v. CBI [2025] GCtR 1891 (Delhi)]} and has stayed the operation in its Judgment on 29 / 12/ 2025 [reference is CBI v. Kuldeep Singh Sengar [2025] GCtR 1894 (SC)]. 

So, in this case, victim did not challenged the Order at Apex Court. It is CBI which challenged the Order. So, a vacation Bench decided it at Apex Court consisting of not 2 but 3 judges ; the petition filed by CBI is not an appeal [as wrongly reported by some websites] ; CBI had filed an SLP which is done under A.136 of Constitution of India. The case was listed at Sl. No. 3 in Miscellaneous hearing under "fresh for admission category". Caveat was also filed by Sengar. The Order of Supreme Court is passed after hearing the accused Sengar. As noted, Sengar was represented by Senior Advocate who argued and an AOR for Sengar was also there on date of hearing in Supreme Court. 

It was noted that respondent-convict is also separately convicted and sentenced in a case under Section 304 Part II of the IPC and is consequently still in custody. In such proceedings also, the respondent-convict has applied for bail, and after hearing the arguments, the order was said to have been reserved by the concerned Court. This aspect was noted by Apex Court. 

Matter will be listed on 20 January 2026.