A bench headed by Justice BR Gavai granted ten days time to the parties to file their responses through affidavit. It has posted the matter for hearing on August 4 on the stay of his conviction.
Rahul Gandhi has been convicted by the court for 2019 comments against Prime Minister Narendra Modi's surname during an election rally. He will not go to jail immediately as the same court has given him bail for 30 days so that he can file an appeal against his conviction in the upper court.
The Surat District Court on Thursday sentenced Congress MP Rahul Gandhi to two years imprisonment in a criminal defamation case filed against him over his alleged 'Modi surname' remark.
Surat (Gujarat) [India], June 24 (ANI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday arrived at Surat court to defend himself in a criminal defamation case over the 'Modi surname' remark.