Relief To Rahul Gandhi In Defamation Case, Jharkhand High Court Bans Punitive Action

Relief To Rahul Gandhi In Defamation Case, Jharkhand High Court Bans Punitive Action. The High Court will now hear the matter on August 16

Rahul Gandhi, who is in trouble in the defamation case, has got relief from the Jharkhand High Court. The High Court, while hearing on Tuesday, July 4, has currently stayed the punitive action against Rahul Gandhi.

The High Court will now hear the matter on August 16. Let us inform that in the year 2019, during a public meeting in Karnataka, Rahul Gandhi had said in one of his statements that ‘Why is Modi the surname of all thieves?’ After Rahul Gandhi’s statement, defamation cases were filed against him at different places in the country.

The defamation case against Rahul Gandhi was heard in the court of Jharkhand High Court Justice Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi. After hearing all the parties during the hearing, the court directed the petitioner Pradeep Modi to file a reply. At the same time, giving relief to Rahul Gandhi, the court has stayed any punitive action till the next hearing.

Rahul Gandhi has been sentenced to two years by the Surat Sessions Court for his statement. Due to this, Rahul Gandhi lost his membership of Parliament under the Representation of the People Act. In Ranchi, BJP leader Pradeep Modi filed a defamation case against Rahul Gandhi. The hearing of the case was going on in the MP-MLA court. The MP MLA Court had directed Rahul Gandhi to personally appear in the court.

This decision of the court was challenged by Rahul Gandhi in the High Court.