Congress leader Rahul Gandhi pleaded not guilty in the court of chief judicial magistrate (CJM) on Thursday in a criminal defamation case filed against him by a BJP MLA.
Purnesh Modi, MLA from Surat-West constituency, had filed a complaint on April 16 under IPC Sections 499 and 500 that deal with criminal defamation.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi pleaded not guilty in the court of chief judicial magistrate (CJM) on Thursday in a criminal defamation case filed against him by a BJP MLA.
Purnesh Modi, MLA from Surat-West constituency, had filed a complaint on April 16 under IPC Sections 499 and 500 that deal with criminal defamation.