Jharkhand court grants bail to Rahul Gandhi in 2018 'defamatory remarks' case against Amit Shah

In a big relief to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, the Jharkhand court on Wednesday granted him bail in connection with a case related to alleged defamatory remarks against Union Home Minister Amit Shah at a rally in 2018.

The 55-year-old leader had, on June 2, moved the Jharkhand High Court, challenging the order of the special court, which had directed him to appear before it on June 26, as per a PTI report.

The Congress MP's counsel had informed the high court on June 10 that his client would not be able to appear on the specified day, and instead requested it to grant a date on August 6.


The high court had accepted his request.

A case of defamation was filed against Gandhi by a person named Pratap Kumar for allegedly making defamatory statements against Union Home Minister Shah at a rally in Chaibasa in 2018.

Kumar, in his petition filed before the court of the magistrate in Chaibasa, had alleged that Gandhi's statements were defamatory and made purposely to malign the stature of Shah, reported PTI.

(With inputs from PTI)