Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi was granted bail by an MP-MLA court in Jharkhand’s Chaibasa in connection with a case related to alleged defamatory remarks against Union Home Minister Amit Shah at a rally in 2018.
Gandhi appeared before the court around 10.55 am.
“Rahul Gandhi ji 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,” Gandhi’s counsel Pranav Daripa said.
The lawyer said the case pertained to defamation and was registered in 2018.
“The case was initially registered in Ranchi and was transferred to Chaibasa in 2021. We had filed a petition for exemption from personal appearance before the high court, and we are here as per the high court’s direction,” he added.
Another 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.”
The lawyers said that the court has asked Gandhi to cooperate in the proceedings.
Gandhi had, on June 2, moved the Jharkhand high court, challenging the order of the special court here, which had directed him to appear before it on June 26.
