Tag: Gujarat trial judge

The Supreme Court on Friday stayed the conviction of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in a criminal defamation case for his ‘Modi’ surname remark allegedly made in a political rally in 2019.A three-judge Bench headed by Justice BR Gavai pointed out that the Gujarat trial judge, other than severely admonishing Gandhi for his alleged remarks, failed to give even a single reason for serving the Congress leader with the maximum sentence of two years’ imprisonment.The court said the Magistrate had insisted on handing the Congress leader the severest...