Jailed AAP Minister Asked To Approach Trial Court In Defamation Case
NDTV
BJP leader Chhail Bihari Goswami had filed a defamation complaint against Satyendar Jain and several other AAP leaders, claiming the accused had levelled defamatory remarks against him.
The Delhi High Court today asked Delhi Minister Satyendar Jain to approach the trial court to challenge the proceedings against him in a criminal defamation complaint filed by Delhi BJP leader Chhail Bihari Goswami.
Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma allowed the AAP leader to withdraw his plea challenging the orders by a magisterial court here and granted him liberty to approach the trial court by way of a revision petition instead of approaching the high court.
"File a revision petition. Why to lose one forum?" the judge said.
Senior advocate Rebecca John, appearing for Satyendar Jain, said the petitioner filed the plea because no case was made out to proceed against him as his alleged statements do not fulfil the ingredients to constitute the offence of defamation.
