Modi surname defamation case: Jharkhand HC directs that no coercive action be taken against Rahul Gandhi
The case pertained to a remark Rahul Gandhi made on the surname 'Modi' while addressing a campaign event ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
The case pertained to a remark Rahul Gandhi made on the surname 'Modi' while addressing a campaign event ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
The court has also instructed both sides to file the synopsis of the arguments.
Chief Minister Manik Saha, his cabinet colleagues, High Court judges, top government and police officials, were present at the oath taking ceremony.
Two co-accused Rajesh Gupta and Chunmun Gupta were also granted bail along with Mahto in the same case. FIR was registered against the MLA, at Katras police station, Dhanbad in 2013. Recently he had surrendered before the lower court in Dhanbad.
"CBI is inquiring the death from every angle. The probe is going on. No angle will be left while investigating the probe."
The probe agency has challenged the July 12, 2019, order passed by the high court at Ranchi.
He has already got bail in a fourth case related to the Rs 900-crore fodder scam. However, he will remain in jail in two other cases related to the scam.
The X-ray report indicated a fracture in his head but he was not treated for brain haemorrhage, said a police source.
The provisional bail period was ending on August 17 but Lalu Yadav's lawyers moved the High Court seeking a further three-month extension.
Delhi High Court Acting Chief Justice Geeta Mittal has been appointed the Chief Justice of Jammu and Kashmir High Court. She becomes the first woman judge to head that court.
