On March 23, a metropolitan magistrate’s court in Surat convicted the former Congress president under sections 499 and 500 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for criminal defamation in a 2019 case.<\/h2>\n

In big setback for Rahul Gandhi, the Gujarat High Court has upheld the sessions court order in the plea seeking a stay on his conviction in a criminal defamation case related to his remark about the Modi surname.<\/p>\n

The verdict was delivered by Justice Hemant Prachchhak at 11 am.<\/p>\n

In May, Justice Prachchhak, while hearing Gandhi\u2019s plea, declined to provide interim relief, stating that a final order would be issued after the conclusion of the summer vacation, which ended three weeks ago.<\/p>\n

During a hearing on April 29, Gandhi\u2019s lawyer argued that a maximum punishment of two years for a bailable, non-cognizable offense could result in his client losing his Lok Sabha seat \u201cpermanently and irreversibly,” which would have a \u201cvery serious additional irreversible consequence to the person and the constituency he represents.”<\/p>\n

On March 23, a metropolitan magistrate\u2019s court in Surat convicted the former Congress president under sections 499 and 500 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for criminal defamation in a 2019 case filed by Bharatiya Janata Party MLA Purnesh Modi, sentencing him to two years in jail.<\/p>\n

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Following the verdict, Gandhi, elected to the Lok Sabha from Wayanad in Kerala, was disqualified as MP under the provisions of the Representation of the People Act. Gandhi challenged the order in a sessions court in Surat along with an application seeking a stay on the conviction. While granting him bail, the court, on April 20, refused to stay the conviction, after which he approached the HC.<\/p>\n

Surat West MLA Purnesh Modi filed a criminal defamation case against Gandhi over his \u201chow come all thieves have Modi as the common surname?” remark made during an election rally at Kolar in Karnataka on April 13, 2019.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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