Kuldeep Singh Sengar: Delhi Supreme Court refuses to suspend expelled BJP politician Kuldeep Singh Sengar’s 10-year jail sentence | Delhi News

Times News NetworkNew Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Friday rejected the suspension of the 10-year jail sentence of expelled BJP politician Kuldeep Singh Sengar, convicted in the custodial death of the Unnao rape victim’s father. Sengar sought suspension of his sentence pending his appeal against the conviction, saying he had already served nearly six years of it and the prosecution’s case against him was based purely on circumstantial evidence. However, Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma said once an accused is found guilty, the presumption of innocence no longer applies. His application for suspension of sentence has to be considered on the basis of a prima facie assessment of his role, gravity of offence etc and the time spent in jail is only one of those factors, Justice Sharma said. The Court found that in deciding whether to suspend the sentence, factors such as the nature of the crime, the criminal history of the convict, the impact on public confidence and the threat to victims must be taken into account.

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