NEW DELHI: Delhi high court on Thursday granted two weeks’ interim bail to former BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar, serving life sentence for raping a minor in Unnao in 2017, on medical grounds. The court ordered Sengar’s comprehensive examination by a medical board at AIIMS, and directed the institute to submit a report.
Taking into consideration a medical report submitted by jail authorities on Sengar’s health condition, a division bench comprising justices Prathiba M Singh and Amit Sharma said the convict’s ailments could not be ignored, and directed him to seek admission at AIIMS on Friday. According to the medical report, he is suffering from Type 2 diabetes mellitus and bronchial asthma, and also has orthopaedic and dental issues. The next hearing was posted for Dec 20.
The bench granted the interim relief on certain conditions. The HC directed Sengar not to make any attempt to contact the survivor, and to remain in Delhi and in touch with IO concerned daily.
(Inputs from agencies)