Senior Congress leader and leader of opposition in Parliament, Rahul Gandhi has been granted bail by the Jharkhand court, in case over alleged ‘defamatory remarks’ against Union Home Minister Amit Shah in 2018, according to a PTI report on August 6,
Rahul Gandhi appeared before an MP-MLA Court in connection with a case related to alleged defamatory remarks against Amit Shah at a rally in Chaibasa, West Singhbhum district of Jharkhand, in 2018.
Speaking to the news publication, high court lawyer, Dheeraj Kumar, said, “Conditional bail was granted to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. Chaibasa MP-MLA special court of Supriya Rani Tigga asked Gandhi to cooperate in the trial.”
Rahul Gandhi’s counsel Pranav Daripa noted that Rahul Gandhi appeared before the court as per the direction of the Jharkhand High Court. “He had sought bail. Conditional bail has been granted. We will now take the process ahead,” Daripa added.
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