Supreme Court quashes criminal defamation case against Rahul Gandhi over Savarkar remarks
The Supreme Court quashed the criminal complaint and summons against Rahul Gandhi over his 2022 remarks on Savarkar, noting that the requisite sanction to prosecute him had not been obtained.
The Supreme Court quashed the criminal defamation case against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his remarks against Hindutva ideologue Vinayak Damodar Savarkar during the Bharat Jodo Yatra in 2022, according to PTI. The bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Sheel Nagu allowed Gandhi's plea after noting that the requisite sanction to prosecute him had not been obtained.
The case arose from Gandhi's description of Savarkar as a collaborator with the British and alleging that he received a pension from the British during a rally in Maharashtra's Akola district on November 17, 2022. Gandhi had initially faced a complaint from Advocate Nripendra Pandey, who alleged that Gandhi had intentionally insulted Savarkar and that his remarks were aimed at inciting hatred in society, invoking provisions under Sections 153A and 505 of the Indian Penal Code.
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