Rahul Gandhi, the head of the Congress, was spared from making a personal appearance in the Modi surname case on Tuesday by the Jharkhand High Court.
Additionally, Gandhi was not to be subjected to coercion, according to Justice S K Dwivedi’s decision.
The senior Congress leader filed a petition with the high court to appeal the Ranchi MP-MLA court ruling requiring him to personally appear in a defamation case.
On August 16, the matter will be heard once again.
Gandhi was accused of making the remark “why all thieves share the Modi surname” during an electoral rally in April 2019 by Pradeep Modi, who later launched a defamation lawsuit against Gandhi.
Additionally, he sued Gandhi separately for slander, asking Rs 20 crore in compensation.
Gandhi had already petitioned the high court to halt the criminal proceedings, but on July 5, 2022, his appeal was rejected.
Gandhi was found guilty of making this comment in a prior case, and on March 23, the metropolitan magistrate’s court in Surat sentenced him to two years in prison. His disqualification as the MP for Wayanad in Kerala resulted from the conviction.
The Surat court granted the Congress leader bail so that he may contest the decision.
