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Business Standard
4 days ago
- General
- Business Standard
Rahul Gandhi moves Jharkhand HC over non-bailable warrant in Amit Shah case
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has approached the Jharkhand High Court to challenge a non-bailable warrant issued against him by the MP-MLA Special Court in Chaibasa, Bar and Bench reported. The warrant pertains to his remarks against Union Home Minister Amit Shah. As reported by The Hindu, this is the second such warrant issued by the Chaibasa court, which has directed Gandhi to appear before it on June 26. The court had earlier issued a non-bailable warrant on February 27 after Gandhi failed to appear and participate in the trial proceedings. Following that, Gandhi had moved the Jharkhand High Court, which stayed the execution of the first warrant. Rahul Gandhi's controversial 2018 remarks Rahul Gandhi's comments targeting the BJP during a speech at the AICC Plenary Session in New Delhi on March 18, 2018, have led to a legal faceoff. Gandhi is accused of referring to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders as 'murderers' and 'liars' during his address. Gandhi had said, 'The people of this country will never accept a lying Bharatiya Janata Party leadership drunk with power because they know what the BJP is designed for.' He said, 'They will accept a man accused of murder as the President of BJP, but the people will never accept the same in the Congress Party.' Legal trouble for Rahul Gandhi Following initial hearings and witness statements, the case was transferred to the Special MP-MLA Court in Ranchi in February 2020 on the orders of the Jharkhand High Court. Subsequently, the High Court directed the matter back to the MP-MLA Court in Chaibasa. The court took cognizance of the matter in February 2022 and issued summons to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, which his office received. In May 2022, Gandhi was granted interim protection from arrest in the case. In February 2025, the Jharkhand High Court rejected Gandhi's plea to quash the criminal defamation case. The court noted that Rahul Gandhi had stated, 'BJP leaders are liars who are drunk with power,' and that 'BJP workers will accept a person accused of murder as their President.' The court held that these statements are prima facie defamatory under Section 499 of the Indian Penal Code.
New Indian Express
5 days ago
- Politics
- New Indian Express
2018 defamation case: Rahul Gandhi moves Jharkhand HC against non-bailable arrest warrant
RANCHI: Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, has approached the Jharkhand High Court, challenging the non-bailable warrant issued against him by a Special MP-MLA Court in Chaibasa. Gandhi, in his petition, has requested the court to quash the warrant issued against him. On May 22, 2025, a Chaibasa court issued the non-bailable warrant, directing him to appear in person on June 26. Earlier, his counsel had filed an application under Section 205 of the CrPC seeking exemption from personal appearance, but the court rejected the plea and insisted on his presence. After the rejection, Gandhi has now moved the High Court against the lower court's order. According to the petition, he has already filed a plea in the Jharkhand High Court seeking exemption from appearance, which is still pending. In such a situation, the issuance of a non-bailable warrant by the Chaibasa court is "unfair", the petition claims. Rahul Gandhi had reportedly made sharp remarks against the BJP, allegedly calling its leaders 'murderers' and 'liars' during a speech on March 18, 2018, at the AICC Plenary Session in New Delhi. 'The people of this country will never accept a lying Bhartiya Janata Party leadership drunk with power because they know what the BJP is designed for.' Further, he said, 'They will accept a man accused of murder as the President of BJP, but the people will never accept the same in the Congress Party,' he was said to have remarked. Hurt by these remarks, BJP worker Pratap Kumar filed a complaint at the court of the Chief Judicial Magistrate in Chaibasa on July 9, 2018. The court took cognizance of the matter in February 2022 and issued summons to Gandhi, which were received by his office. After initial hearings and testimonies, the case was transferred to the Special MP-MLA Court in Ranchi in February 2020 on the orders of the Jharkhand High Court. It was later sent back to the MP-MLA Court in Chaibasa as per another High Court order.
