Congress Leader Rahul Gandhi's Fate Hangs in the Balance as Judge Reserves Verdict, next hearing on April 20

Rahul Gandhi: Rahul Gandhi, a former Member of Parliament (MP) and leader of the Congress, submitted an appeal on Thursday asking for a stay of the Magistrate court's judgement regarding his conviction in the criminal defamation case from 2019. After hearing the arguments from both parties, Judge Robin Mogera of the Surat Sessions Court made the decision to reserve his ruling, which will now be delivered on April 20.

Rahul Gandhi was disqualified from serving in the Parliament

Gandhi had already received a two-year prison sentence on March 23, when Chief Judicial Magistrate H.H. Varma in Surat found him guilty of violating IPC Sections 499 (Defamation) and 500 (Punishment for Defamation). Because Rahul is an MP, whatever he says will undoubtedly have a bigger influence, according to Judge Harish Hasmukhbhai Varma. He ought to have used restraint as a result. Gandhi was disqualified from serving in the Parliament as a result of his conviction under Sections 499 and 500 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), both of which carry a maximum punishment of two years.

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Rahul Gandhi's bail had already been extended by a Surat Sessions Court

On March 24, he lost his right to serve as a Lok Sabha Member of Parliament (MP), and he was also prohibited from running for office again until 2031. Gandhi had appealed his conviction to the Surat Sessions Court using a legal team that included Senior Advocate R.S. Cheema, Advocates Kirit Panwala, and Advocate Tarannum Cheema. Gandhi's bail had already been extended by a Surat Sessions Court on April 3 till the outcome of the appeal. The BJP MLA who filed the complaint, Purnesh Modi, was given notice and told to file a response by April 10, despite the fact that the court did not order a stay of Gandhi's conviction.

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