Overview
- The Delhi High Court suspended the sentence and granted bail to convicted ex-MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar after holding he was not a public servant under IPC/POCSO, citing the 1984 A.R. Antulay precedent.
- The Unnao survivor and Supreme Court lawyers have moved challenges, protesters led by Janvadi Mahila Samiti rallied outside the High Court, and the CBI has said it will contest the bail in the top court.
- Former Supreme Court justice S. Ravindra Bhat called for revisiting the statutory definition of public servant in sexual-offence laws to close loopholes for powerful officeholders.
- In Udaipur, police arrested company CEO Jayesh Prakash Sisodia and two others after dashcam audio, the survivor’s statement and medical findings of injuries supported a prima facie gang-rape case.
- Apollo Micro Systems reported a ₹100.247 crore order to supply unmanned aerial systems over four months, sending its shares up about 3%, while in Bangladesh a violent crowd attack forced the cancellation of rock singer James’s Faridpur concert with at least 20 injured.