High Stakes: Unnao Rape Survivor Seeks Death Penalty for Convicts

The Delhi High Court is assessing an appeal by the Unnao rape survivor for upgrading the 10-year sentence of expelled BJP leader Kuldeep Sengar and others to a death penalty regarding the custodial death of her father. The appeal challenges a 2020 conviction, focusing on Sections 302 of IPC for murder.

The Delhi High Court is deliberating on a significant appeal by the Unnao rape survivor, who is seeking to elevate the punishment of expelled BJP leader Kuldeep Sengar and others from 10 years of imprisonment to the death penalty regarding her father's custodial death case.

The hearing comes following a Supreme Court directive, emphasizing an urgency in rendering a decision within three months.

The trial court's 2020 verdict held the convicts guilty of culpable homicide, not murder, which is now challenged. The survivor argues for their conviction under Section 302 of IPC for murder, asserting justice requires harsher sentencing.

(With inputs from agencies.)