Supreme Court Stays Proceedings Against Rahul Gandhi In Criminal Defamation Case Over Remarks Against BJP & Amit Shah

The Supreme Court dismissed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s plea to quash a defamation case filed against him over his comments calling Amit Shah a “murder accused.” The case arises from Gandhi’s remarks made during the 2019 election campaign, allegedly implicating Shah in the 2002 Gujarat riots. The trial court had rejected Gandhi’s request to dismiss the defamation case. The matter reached the Supreme Court after Gandhi’s appeal, but the court decided not to interfere in the defamation proceedings, allowing the case to proceed further.