MP courtroom frames defamation price in opposition to Digvijaya Singh in case filed by BJP chief

By PTI

BHOPAL: A selected courtroom in Bhopal has framed price in opposition to Congress Rajya Sabha member Digvijaya Singh beneath IPC Section 500 for defamation in a case filed by a BJP chief whom he had accused of worrying inside the Vyapam rip-off that rocked Madhya Pradesh in 2013.

The courtroom of Judicial Magistrate First Class Vidhan Maheshwari, dealing with cases in opposition to MPs and MLAs, framed the associated fee in opposition to Singh on Wednesday and posted the case for trial from July 1.

Section 500 (punishment for defamation) of the Indian Penal Code invites simple imprisonment for a time interval which might lengthen to 2 years, or with efficient, or every.

Notably, a courtroom in Gujarat’s Surat metropolis last month sentenced Congress chief Rahul Gandhi to 2 years in jail after convicting him beneath IPC sections 499 and 500 (dealing with jail defamation) in a case filed by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Purnesh Modi over Gandhi’s “Modi surname” remark.

Following the choice, Gandhi, elected to the Lok Sabha from Wayanad in Kerala in 2019, was disqualified as a Member of Parliament (MP) beneath provisions of the Representation of the People Act.

BJP’s current Madhya Pradesh president V D Sharma filed a defamation case in opposition to Digvijaya Singh in 2014 after he accused him of worrying inside the Vyapam rip-off.

On February 4 this 12 months, the actual courtroom granted bail to Singh inside the case.

The Vyapam rip-off pertains to alleged manipulation inside the alternative course of for presidency colleges and jobs carried out by the then Madhya Pradesh Vyavsayik Pariksha Mandal (Vyapam), an skilled examination board.

It involved the alleged impersonation of candidates, rampant copying and completely different malpractices Sharma’s lawyer Sachin Verma on Thursday talked about Singh allegedly made defamatory imputation in opposition to his shopper purported to lower his image inside the public eye.

However, Digvijaya Singh’s advocate Ajay Gupta whereas chatting with PTI claimed, “There is not any case in opposition to Singh worth framing price, nonetheless the method adopted in such offences doesn’t have a stage of in quest of discharge.

Therefore, in a routine (course of), the associated fee beneath half 500 of IPC has been framed with out considering the pleas of my shopper.

BHOPAL: A selected courtroom in Bhopal has framed price in opposition to Congress Rajya Sabha member Digvijaya Singh beneath IPC Section 500 for defamation in a case filed by a BJP chief whom he had accused of worrying inside the Vyapam rip-off that rocked Madhya Pradesh in 2013.

The courtroom of Judicial Magistrate First Class Vidhan Maheshwari, dealing with cases in opposition to MPs and MLAs, framed the associated fee in opposition to Singh on Wednesday and posted the case for trial from July 1.

Section 500 (punishment for defamation) of the Indian Penal Code invites simple imprisonment for a time interval which might lengthen to 2 years, or with efficient, or every.googletag.cmd.push(function() googletag.present(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

Notably, a courtroom in Gujarat’s Surat metropolis last month sentenced Congress chief Rahul Gandhi to 2 years in jail after convicting him beneath IPC sections 499 and 500 (dealing with jail defamation) in a case filed by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Purnesh Modi over Gandhi’s “Modi surname” remark.

Following the choice, Gandhi, elected to the Lok Sabha from Wayanad in Kerala in 2019, was disqualified as a Member of Parliament (MP) beneath provisions of the Representation of the People Act.

BJP’s current Madhya Pradesh president V D Sharma filed a defamation case in opposition to Digvijaya Singh in 2014 after he accused him of worrying inside the Vyapam rip-off.

On February 4 this 12 months, the actual courtroom granted bail to Singh inside the case.

The Vyapam rip-off pertains to alleged manipulation inside the alternative course of for presidency colleges and jobs carried out by the then Madhya Pradesh Vyavsayik Pariksha Mandal (Vyapam), an skilled examination board.

It involved the alleged impersonation of candidates, rampant copying and completely different malpractices Sharma’s lawyer Sachin Verma on Thursday talked about Singh allegedly made defamatory imputation in opposition to his shopper purported to lower his image inside the public eye.

However, Digvijaya Singh’s advocate Ajay Gupta whereas chatting with PTI claimed, “There is not any case in opposition to Singh worth framing price, nonetheless the method adopted in such offences doesn’t have a stage of in quest of discharge.

Therefore, in a routine (course of), the associated fee beneath half 500 of IPC has been framed with out considering the pleas of my shopper.