On March 23, a magisterial court had found Gandhi guilty in the criminal defamation case. He was sentenced to two years of imprisonment, the maximum jail term under sections 499 and 500 of Indian Penal Code.
Defamation case: A Gujarat HC judge has recused from hearing Rahul Gandhi s appeal against sessions court order to stay his conviction in ‘Modi surname’ case
Bihar Deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav is facing defamation charges in Gujarat, weeks after Rahul Gandhi was convicted by a Surat court in the ‘Modi’ surname defamation case.