Modi surname defamation case: Rahul Gandhi’s plea difficult his conviction in a felony defamation case over his “Modi surname” comment might be heard today by the Gujarat High Court. Earlier on March 23, a metropolitan Justice of the Peace’s courtroom in Surat sentenced the shaped Congress president to two years in jail after convicting him beneath Indian Penal Code (IPC) sections 499 and 500 (felony defamation) in a 2019 case filed by Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) Gujarat MLA Purnesh Modi.
Following the decision, beneath the provisions of the Representation of the People Act, Gandhi, elected to the Lok Sabha from Wayanad in Kerala in 2019 was disqualified as an MP.Â
Court earlier refused to keep his convictionÂ
Gandhi, 52, then challenged the order within the Surat periods courtroom together with looking for a keep to the conviction. While granting him bail, the courtroom on April 20 refused to keep the conviction.
The felony defamation case towards Rahul Gandhi was filed by Purnesh Modi over his ‘How come all thieves have Modi because the frequent surname?’ comment made throughout an election rally at Kolar in Karnataka on April 13, 2019.Â
Earlier on April 29, 2023, Gujarat High Court adjourned the listening to to May 2 after Senior Advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi, showing for Rahul Gandhi, made prolonged arguments today earlier than the courtroom. He sought time to sure paperwork on file, after which the courtroom allowed it and adjourned the listening to to May 2.Â
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