Lucknow, July 15: A Lucknow court on Tuesday granted bail to leader of opposition and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi after he made an appearance in a defamation case filed over his purported remarks on Army personnel, his lawyer said.
The case relates to alleged defamatory remarks against Indian soldiers made during his Bharat Jodo Yatra in 2022. Following his appearance, the court released him on bail, the lawyer added.
The bail was effected after Gandhi furnished a bail bond and sureties as directed by the court. Gandhi appeared in a courtroom full of lawyers.
He was taken to the judge’s chamber where the formalities of filing bond and sureties took place.
Gandhi was summoned as an accused after the court took cognisance of the defamation complaint. The Congress leader had moved high court but failed to get a relief.
Gandhi came to court accompanied by party’s state unit president Ajay Rai and in-charge Avinash Pande.
“He (Gandhi) is scheduled to attend the court hearing and would return to Delhi later in the day. He is likely to come to UP again to visit his constituency Raebareli over the next few days,” Rai said. (PTI)
