Relief for Rahul Gandhi, SC quashes criminal defamation complaint in Savarkar remarks row
The Supreme Court has quashed the criminal defamation complaint against Rahul Gandhi, dismissing the magistrate's summoning order linked to his remarks about Hindutva ideologue Vinayak Damodar Savarkar. A bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Sheel Nagu set aside the proceedings, stating that the Uttar Pradesh government had not granted the necessary sanction to prosecute Gandhi.
Gandhi had challenged a trial court's order summoning him to face charges under Sections 153-A (promotion of enmity between groups) and 505 of the Indian Penal Code.
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