Trial Against Rahul Gandhi Paused In Defamation Case By BJP's Sushil Modi
NDTV
Rahul Gandhi had contended that since he has already been convicted in a similar case by a Gujarat court, he cannot be put on trial for the same offence again.
The Patna High Court on Monday stayed the proceedings before a trial court in the city against former Congress president Rahul Gandhi in connection with his alleged slanderous remarks against those having "Modi" surname.
Justice Sandeep Kumar stayed the proceedings while hearing a petition of Mr Gandhi, who contended that since he has already been convicted in a similar case by a Gujarat court, he cannot be put on trial for the same offence again.
"The high court has stayed trial proceedings till May 15, the date on which we will be submitting our reply to the petition," said S D Sanjay, the counsel for former Bihar deputy chief minister and senior BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi.
Mr Modi had filed a defamation suit against Mr Gandhi a few days after the latter gave the infamous speech at an election rally in Karnataka, during the 2019 Lok Sabha polls.
