Delhi HC judge recuses from hearing interim bail plea of Kuldeep Sengar

Delhi High Court judge Justice Talwant Singh on Monday recused himself from hearing the interim bail plea of expelled BJP leader Kuldeep Singh Sengar in a case in which he is serving life imprisonment for raping a minor girl in Uttar Pradeshs Unnao in 2017A bench of Justice Siddharth Mridul and Justice Talwant Singh directed that the case be listed before another bench for hearing on December 22List 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 without specifying the reasons for Justice Singhs recusal from the hearing in the caseThe court was informed that Sengar was seeking interim bail for two months to attend his daughters wedding which is to take place on February 8 The ceremonies for the wedding will begin on January 18 the counsel for Sengar saidSengars appeal challenging the trial courts verdict in the Unnao rape case is already pending in the high courtHe has sought quashing of the December 16 2019 judgement of the trial court which convicted him Sengar has also sought setting aside of the December 20 2019 order sentencing him to imprisonment for the remainder of his lifeAlso Read Court to hear Nora Fatehis defamation complaint against Jacqueline on Jan 21The trial court had convicted Sengar under various provisions of the IPC including section 376 2 which deals with the offence of rape committed by a public servant who takes advantage of his official position and commits rape on a woman in his custody as such public servant or in the custody of a public servant subordinate to himIt had awarded him the maximum punishment of life term with a rider that the convict will remain in jail for the remainder of his natural biological life and also imposed an exemplary fine of Rs 25 lakh on himThe girl was kidnapped and raped by Sengar in 2017 when she was a minorThe trial which started on August 5 2019 after it was transferred from Unnao to Delhi on the Supreme Courts directions was carried on a daytoday basisThe apex court taking cognisance of the rape survivors letter written to the then Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi had on August 1 2019 transferred all five cases registered in connection with the Unnao rape incident from a Lucknow court to the court in Delhi with directions to hold trial on a daily basis and complete it within 45 daysThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever