Gujarat HC extends stay on proceedings against Rahul in defamation case
Ahmedabad Mar 28 PTI The Gujarat High Court on Monday extended its interim stay on a Surat courts proceedings against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in a criminal defamation case filed over his alleged Modi surname remarksThe complainant in the case state minister Purnesh Modi had sought a stay on proceedings and also quashing of the Surat court order rejecting his application to make Gandhi personally explain contents of the CDs andor pen drives andor such other electronic records related to his speech during which he had made the alleged remarks Justice VM Pancholi posted the hearing to April 8 and said the interim stay granted earlier on the proceedings will continue till thenThe criminal defamation case was filed against Gandhi over his alleged Modi surname remarks made at an election rally at Kolar in Karnataka during campaigning for the 2019 Lok Sabha pollsThe complainant said that Gandhis alleged remarks how come all the thieves have Modi as the common surname defamed the entire Modi communityThe former Congress president had pleaded not guilty to charges in the case during his appearance before the Surat court last year The Surat court had also recorded his statement in the case filed by the BJP leader in April 2019 under Indian Penal Code IPC sections 499 and 500 dealing with defamationDuring the trial the complainant had submitted certified copies of three CDs which he wanted the court to play in presence of Gandhi and enable him to personally explain its contents as per the provisions of section 313 of the CrPC power to examine accusedIn his address at the rally in Kolar on April 13 2019 Gandhi had allegedly asked Nirav Modi Lalit Modi Narendra Modi how come they all have Modi as the common surname PTI KA RSY RSY
Ahmedabad Mar 28 PTI The Gujarat High Court on Monday extended its interim stay on a Surat courts proceedings against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in a criminal defamation case filed over his alleged Modi surname remarksThe complainant in the case state minister Purnesh Modi had sought a stay on proceedings and also quashing of the Surat court order rejecting his application to make Gandhi personally explain contents of the CDs andor pen drives andor such other electronic records related to his speech during which he had made the alleged remarks Justice VM Pancholi posted the hearing to April 8 and said the interim stay granted earlier on the proceedings will continue till thenThe criminal defamation case was filed against Gandhi over his alleged Modi surname remarks made at an election rally at Kolar in Karnataka during campaigning for the 2019 Lok Sabha pollsThe complainant said that Gandhis alleged remarks how come all the thieves have Modi as the common surname defamed the entire Modi communityThe former Congress president had pleaded not guilty to charges in the case during his appearance before the Surat court last year The Surat court had also recorded his statement in the case filed by the BJP leader in April 2019 under Indian Penal Code IPC sections 499 and 500 dealing with defamationDuring the trial the complainant had submitted certified copies of three CDs which he wanted the court to play in presence of Gandhi and enable him to personally explain its contents as per the provisions of section 313 of the CrPC power to examine accusedIn his address at the rally in Kolar on April 13 2019 Gandhi had allegedly asked Nirav Modi Lalit Modi Narendra Modi how come they all have Modi as the common surname PTI KA RSY RSY
