US EditionRahul Gandhi Secures Bail in Savarkar Defamation Case
NASHIK DIVISION, MAHARASHTRA, JUL 24 – Rahul Gandhi was granted bail on a Rs 15,000 surety bond after pleading not guilty to defamation charges related to remarks made during his 2022 Bharat Jodo Yatra.
- On Thursday, a Nashik court granted bail to Rahul Gandhi on a Rs 15,000 bond, allowing him to plead `not guilty`.
- Nashik resident Devendra Bhutada filed a complaint alleging remarks in Hingoli and during Bharat Jodo Yatra, and the case falls under IPC Sections 500 and 504.
- On Friday, the Supreme Court of India, New Delhi, extended its stay on Gandhi’s summons and deferred the hearing by four weeks, as the bench ordered an extension of interim relief for Rahul Gandhi.
- Facing ongoing proceedings, Gandhi was cautioned against making irresponsible statements by the bench and warned of suo motu action for any further remarks about freedom fighters.
- In what reflects ongoing ideological tensions, defamation suits continue against Gandhi, with a separate case filed in Pune by Savarkar's grandnephew and criticism from BJP and Shiv Sena factions.
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Savarkar remarks: Rahul Gandhi pleads not guilty, granted bail by Nashik court in defamation case
Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, was granted bail by a court in Maharashtra's Nashik city on Thursday in a defamation case related to remarks he made about Hindutva ideologue Vinayak Damodar Savarkar during the Bharat Jodo Yatra in 2022. Gandhi appeared before Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate R C Narwadia via video link and pleaded not guilty to the charges. Following his plea, his legal team moved an application for bail…
Sarvarkar Defamation Case: Rahul Gandhi Granted Bail, Pleads Not Guilty
A court in Maharashtra's Nashik city on Thursday granted bail to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in a defamation case filed against him for remarks about Hindutva ideologue and freedom fighter V D Savarkar during the Bharat Jodo Yatra in 2022.
Rahul Gandhi Secures Bail in Savarkar Defamation Case
Rahul Gandhi has been granted bail in a Nashik court in a defamation case regarding his remarks on Hindutva ideologue V D Savarkar during the Bharat Jodo Yatra in 2022. Gandhi, who appeared via video link and pleaded not guilty, was released on a Rs 15,000 bond.
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