The case pertains to alleged defamatory remarks in opposition to Indian troopers made throughout his Bharat Jodo Yatra in 2022, his counsel advocate Pranshu Agarwal mentioned.
Following his look, the courtroom launched him on bail, the lawyer added.
The bail was effected after Gandhi furnished a bail bond and sureties as directed by the courtroom.
Gandhi appeared in a courtroom stuffed with attorneys.
He was taken to the decide's chamber the place the formalities of submitting bond and sureties happened. Gandhi was summoned as an accused after the courtroom took cognisance of the defamation grievance. The Congress chief had moved excessive courtroom however didn't get a aid.
Gandhi got here to courtroom accompanied by social gathering's state unit president Ajay Rai and in-charge Avinash Pande.
“He (Gandhi) is scheduled to attend the courtroom listening to and would return to Delhi later within the day. He's prone to come to Uttar Pradesh once more to go to his constituency Raebareli over the subsequent few days,” Rai informed PTI earlier than the listening to.
Safety was beefed up alongside the route of his journey and in and across the courtroom premises.
The defamation grievance was filed by one Uday Shankar Srivastava, a retired director of the Border Roads Organisation (equal to the rank of colonel within the Military).
The grievance states that on December 16, 2022, Gandhi, whereas addressing numerous media personnel and the general public throughout the Bharat Jodo Yatra, talked about the conflict between the Indian Military and the Chinese language Military on the border of Arunachal Pradesh on December 9 (2022) and mentioned that “folks will ask what all about Bharat Jodo Yatra, however won't ask even as soon as concerning the beating of our troopers by Chinese language troopers”.
The complainant alleged his sentiments have been damage by Gandhi's assertion concerning the alleged beating of Indian troopers by the Chinese language troopers.
On February 11, the particular courtroom ordered Gandhi to be summoned on prices of defamation.
