{
  "id": 845518,
  "title": "Relief for Rahul Gandhi, SC quashes criminal defamation complaint in Savarkar remarks row",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/relief-for-rahul-gandhi-sc-quashes-criminal-defamation-complaint-in",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-14T06:41:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times",
    "slug": "hindustan-times",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/relief-for-rahul-gandhi-supreme-court-quashes-criminal-defamation-complaint-in-savarkar-remarks-row-101786689562299.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "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.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "NDTV - India News",
        "title": "Top Court Cancels Hate Speech Case Against Rahul Gandhi Over Savarkar Remarks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/top-court-cancels-hate-speech-case-against-rahul-gandhi-over-savarkar",
        "published": "2026-08-14T07:43:56.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}