<p>New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday posted on March 6, a plea by expelled BJP leader Kuldeep Sengar against his 10-year jail term in the custodial death case of the Unnao rape survivor's father.</p>.<p>Justice Vikas Mahajan allowed the CBI counsel's request to adjourn the matter.</p>.<p>The request for adjournment was not opposed by Sengar’s counsel.</p>.<p>His counsel said he was preparing a note on submissions for the suspension of sentence aside from the main appeal against the trial court’s decision.</p>.<p>Sengar was granted interim bail several times on medical grounds in the main Unnao rape case and the custodial death case.</p>.<p>He was convicted of raping the minor survivor and sentenced to imprisonment for the remainder of his life on December 20, 2019.</p>.<p>The girl was allegedly kidnapped and raped by Sengar in 2017.</p>.<p>His appeal challenging the trial court's verdict in the rape case is pending in the high court.</p>.<p>He has sought quashing of the December 16, 2019 trial court judgment convicting him in the rape case and setting aside of the sentencing order in the rape case.</p>.<p>On March 13, 2020, Sengar was sentenced to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment by the trial court, which also imposed a fine of Rs 10 lakh, in the custodial death case of the rape survivor's father. The trial court said "no leniency" could be shown for killing a family's "sole bread earner".</p>.<p>The girl's father was arrested at the alleged behest of Sengar under the Arms Act and died in custody on April 9, 2018, owing to police brutality. PTI SKV AMK</p>
<p>New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday posted on March 6, a plea by expelled BJP leader Kuldeep Sengar against his 10-year jail term in the custodial death case of the Unnao rape survivor's father.</p>.<p>Justice Vikas Mahajan allowed the CBI counsel's request to adjourn the matter.</p>.<p>The request for adjournment was not opposed by Sengar’s counsel.</p>.<p>His counsel said he was preparing a note on submissions for the suspension of sentence aside from the main appeal against the trial court’s decision.</p>.<p>Sengar was granted interim bail several times on medical grounds in the main Unnao rape case and the custodial death case.</p>.<p>He was convicted of raping the minor survivor and sentenced to imprisonment for the remainder of his life on December 20, 2019.</p>.<p>The girl was allegedly kidnapped and raped by Sengar in 2017.</p>.<p>His appeal challenging the trial court's verdict in the rape case is pending in the high court.</p>.<p>He has sought quashing of the December 16, 2019 trial court judgment convicting him in the rape case and setting aside of the sentencing order in the rape case.</p>.<p>On March 13, 2020, Sengar was sentenced to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment by the trial court, which also imposed a fine of Rs 10 lakh, in the custodial death case of the rape survivor's father. The trial court said "no leniency" could be shown for killing a family's "sole bread earner".</p>.<p>The girl's father was arrested at the alleged behest of Sengar under the Arms Act and died in custody on April 9, 2018, owing to police brutality. PTI SKV AMK</p>