Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi acquitted in defamation case, TV channels report
The court said the remarks were not defamatory and that the complainant failed to prove the charge.
- On Monday, a Special MP/MLA Court in Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh, acquitted Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi in a 2018 criminal defamation case concerning remarks he made about Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
- BJP leader Vijay Mishra filed the complaint on August 4, 2018, alleging Gandhi called Shah a "murderer" during a campaign rally in Bengaluru ahead of the 2018 Karnataka Assembly elections.
- During proceedings, Mishra sought voice sample comparisons, but courts rejected the application; counsel Santosh Kumar Pandey previously noted Gandhi could face a maximum sentence of two years if found guilty.
- Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Shubham Verma ruled the remarks were not "defamatory," dismissing the criminal complaint against the Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition.
- Gandhi appeared before the Sultanpur court for the verdict, concluding proceedings that persisted since 2018 after the Allahabad High Court dismissed Mishra's previous petitions challenging lower court decisions.
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Rahul Gandhi acquitted by UP court in 2018 Amit Shah defamation case
An MP/MLA court in Sultanpur district on Monday acquitted Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi in a 2018 defamation case over remarks against present Home Minister and then BJP president Amit Shah. Congress party members and workers celebrated the win, saying this is the triumph of truth.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has been acquitted by a special MP-MLA court in Sultanpur in a 2018 defamation case related to his alleged objectionable remarks against then BJP president Amit Shah in Bengaluru during the Karnataka Assembly elections.
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Rahul Gandhi acquitted in 2018 defamation case over remarks against Amit Shah
Sultanpur (UP), Oct 26: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was acquitted by a special MP-MLA court here on Monday in a defamation case related to his remarks against then BJP president Amit Shah in 2018. Gandhi, the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha and Raebareli MP, appeared before the court for the pronouncement of the verdict. Plaintiff Vijay Mishra's lawyer Santosh Pandey said Gandhi has been acquitted by the court. Congress workers celebrated…
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