Defamation Case: Rahul Gandhi's bail extended till April 13, hearing on conviction on May 3

A Surat sessions court on Monday extended Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's bail till April 13 in connection with a 2019 defamation case.

The court has scheduled the next hearing regarding Gandhi's conviction in the case on May 3, 2023.

Gandhi had reached Surat to file an appeal against a lower court ruling convicting him in a defamation case over his 2019 remark about the surname Modi.


The 52-year-old Congress leader reached Surat via a scheduled commercial flight along with sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra.

He was convicted by a court and sentenced to prison for two years last month for a speech in which he linked PM Modi's last name with two fugitive businessmen, remarking how the "thieves" shared the same last name.

The court had granted him bail for 30 days to appeal the verdict. A day later, he was disqualified as a member of the Lok Sabha.