KULDEEP SINGH SENGAR vs CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 23rd DECEMBER, 2025 IN THE MATTER OF: + CRL.A. 53/2020 KULDEEP SINGH SENGAR .....Appellant Through: Mr N Hariharan Sr Adv, Mr SPM Tripathi, Mr. Amit Sinha, Mr. Deepak Sharma, Mr. Rahul Poonia, Mr. Ambuj Singh, Mr. Ashish Tiwari, Ms. Aishwarya Senger, Mr. Gaurav Kumar, Mr. Saurabh Dwivedi, Ms. Punya Rekha, Ms. Angara, Ms. Vasundhara N, Mr. Aman Akhtar, Ms. Sana Singh, Ms. Vasundhara Raj Tyagi, Mr. Arjan Singh Mandla, Ms. Gauri Ramachandran, Advs. Mr. Manish Vashisht, Sr. Advocate with Ms. Aishwarya Sengar, Mr. Vedansh Vashisht, Mr. Swapan Singhal, Advs. versus CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION .....Respondent Through: Mrs. Anubha Bhardwaj SPP for CBI Along with Mr. Vijay Mishra & Ms. Ananya Shamshery Advs. Ms. Urvi Mohan, Advocate for DCW Mr. Mehmood Pracha, Mr. Sanawar, Mr. Jatin Bhatt, Mr. Kshtij Singh and Mr. Kumail Abbas Advocates for Complainant Signature Not Verified Signed By:RAHUL SINGH CRL.A. 53/2020 Page 1 of 53 Signing Date:23.12.2025 18:23:08 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SUBRAMONIUM PRASAD HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH VAIDYANATHAN SHANKAR JUDGMENT SUBRAMONIUM PRASAD, J. CRL.M.(BAIL) 359/2022 1. The present application has been filed by the Appellant under Section 389(1) read with Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1963 [“CrPC”] seeking regular suspension of sentence during the pendency of the appeal. 2. The Appellant herein has been convicted for offences punishable under Sections 376/363/366 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 [“IPC”] read with Sections 5(c)/6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 [“POCSO Act”] vide judgment dated 16.12.2019 passed by the learned District & Sessions Judge – West District, Tis Hazari Courts, Delhi [“learned Trial Court”] in Sessions Case No. 4