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Sengar was convicted in the rape case in December 2019 and sentenced to life imprisonment.
For eight years, she has fought a relentless battle for justice, despite the police, the government, and powerful authorities standing in her way.
The Supreme Court expressed concerns about the High Court's interpretation of 'public servant' under the POCSO Act, fearing it could inappropriately shield lawmakers.
“This is unjust for our family. We will move the Supreme Court," said survivor's mother.
On Tuesday, the Delhi High Court suspended Sengar’s sentence.
The survivor alleged that BJP leader Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh influenced the decision.
Sengar had kidnapped and raped the minor survivor in Uttar Pradesh’s Unnao on June 7, 2017.
She accused her relatives of grabbing the money she received from the government and NGOs and throwing her out of her house
A bench of Justices Siddharth Mridul and Talwant Singh directed that the case be listed before another bench for hearing on December 22. List this application before a bench in which one of us, namely, Justice Talwant Singh, is not a member subject to obtaining directions of the Chief Justice, the court ordered.
The BJP government in Gujarat released all the 11 people convicted for the rape of a pregnant Bilkis Bano and murder of seven of her family members during the 2002 Gujarat riots, under its remission policy.
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