Rahul Gandhi's 'Modi surname' defamation case: Gujarat HC to give verdict on Rahul Gandhi's plea against conviction today

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• Jul 7, 2023 | Poonam Nath

Gujarat HC will rule on Rahul Gandhi's plea to have his conviction in the defamation case involving the "Modi surname"...

Digital Desk: Gujarat High Court to decide on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's petition for a stay of conviction today.

Earlier this year, the Gujarat High Court reserved its decision on Rahul Gandhi's petition for a stay of conviction in the 2019 'Modi surname' defamation case.

Rahul Gandhi was denied interim relief by the court.

On April 25, Rahul Gandhi filed an appeal with the Gujarat High Court, appealing the Surat Sessions Court's decision not to stay his conviction in the criminal defamation case.

On April 20, the Surat Sessions Court denied Rahul Gandhi's request for a stay of execution in his 2019 criminal defamation case.

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Additional Sessions Judge Robin P Mogera noted Gandhi's position as an MP and former leader of the country's second-largest political party in his decision, saying he should have been more cautious.

Rahul Gandhi was disqualified as a Lok Sabha MP after being convicted in a criminal defamation case by a lower court. He was elected to the Lok Sabha from the Kerala district of Wayanad.

In a petition filed by Purnesh Modi, a lower court sentenced the Congress leader to two years in prison on March 23 under sections 499 and 500 (defamation) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).

In April 2019, Rahul Gandhi said at a rally in Karnataka's Kolar, "How come all the thieves have Modi as the common surname?" in a jab at Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Meanwhile, on July 4, the Jharkhand High Court ordered that no coercive action be done against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in the defamation of the 'Modi surname' case. The next hearing is scheduled for August 16.