Rahul Gandhi’s sentence in a case of criminal defamation has been put on hold by the Indian Supreme Court.
Following his imprisonment, he was declared ineligible as an MP.
He might be able to run for public election again next year thanks to Friday’s court decision.
The Supreme Court ruled that the justifications provided by the trial judge for imposing Mr. Gandhi’s maximum sentence of two years” are without adequate motives and grounds.”
Mr. Gandhi was likewise warned by the court that he ought to have exercised more caution when making the alleged comments.
Purnesh Modi, a BJP senator, brought the defamation case against Mr. Gandhi in response to remarks the Congressman made at an election protest in Karnataka state in 2019.
Why is Modi the last name of all these thief? He referred to Nirav Modi, Lalit Mod, and Narendra Modis.
Lalit Modi, a former Indian Premier League( IPL ) chief who has been permanently barred by the nation’s cricket board, is an Indian diamond tycoon who is currently on the run.
Purnesh Modi claimed in his issue that the remarks had defamed the whole community of Modis. Mr. Gandhi claimed that the remark was not made against any particular group and was made to show corruption.
Mr. Gandhi was given bond to challenge his sentence by a lower court, but in July, the Gujarat high court denied his request for clemency.
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