Rahul Gandhi Gets bail till April 13 by Surat court in 2019 defamation case

Guwahati: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has been granted bail in the Surat Court defamation case on April 3. 

There will be a hearing about the appeal of his criminal defamation conviction on May 3.

He had been found guilty in the case and given a two-year term prior to losing his seat in the Parliament.

Rahul Gandhi and numerous other Congress officials, including Priyanka Gandhi travelled to Surat during the hearing of the case.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi appealed his conviction in the criminal defamation case brought against him for his remarks in 2019 regarding the “Modi” surname on April 3. This was done days after a Surat court declared Gandhi guilty and sentenced him to two years in prison.

Congress expects the court to begin seriously considering the case straight away. The party is very optimistic that the court would overturn his conviction and restore his ability to serve as a Lok Sabha MP.

Rajya Sabha MP and senior lawyer Abhishek Singhvi has “supervised, controlled, and advised” the appeal that will be filed by senior lawyer R S Cheema for a stay on the March 23 order by chief judicial magistrate H H Verma convicting Rahul Gandhi in the defamation case against his comments on “Modi’ surname” in 2019.