Ranchi, September 21 (HS). The hearing in the case related to objectionable remarks against the then national president of BJP Amit Shah was to be held in the court of MP-MLA Special Judge Sarthak Sharma on Saturday. But due to the court being on vacation, the hearing could not take place in the case. The next hearing in the case has been scheduled for October 5. This information was given by Vinod Sahu, the lawyer of complainant Naveen Jha. Rahul Gandhi wants exemption from personal appearance in the case. Regarding this, his lawyer Pradeep Chandra has filed a petition under section 205 of CrPC on August 14. Rahul Gandhi has to appear in court in the case. Summons have been issued regarding the appearance. On this, the complainant's lawyer had requested to issue an arrest warrant against Rahul Gandhi. But the hearing is pending as the service report of the summons has not been received by the court.
The court had earlier issued summons to Rahul Gandhi and asked him to appear in court in person. The summons issued by the MP-MLA court earlier was challenged by Rahul Gandhi in the High Court, which was rejected by the High Court. After this, the MP-MLA court again issued summons to Rahul Gandhi.
It is noteworthy that Ranchi Civil Court had issued summons to Rahul Gandhi for the first time after the complaint was filed in the case in the year 2018. This complaint was filed by BJP worker Naveen Jha in the year 2018. It has been said in the petition that the then National President of Congress Rahul Gandhi had made objectionable remarks against the then National President of BJP Amit Shah in the convention held in Delhi.