Mumbai’s sessions court granted bail to Sanjay Raut, a Rajya Sabha MP, in a defamation case filed by Kirit Somaiya’s wife. Raut, convicted of defamation and sentenced to 15 days in prison, challenged the verdict, claiming it was flawed. Bail was approved upon a Rs 50,000 bond after his personal appeal.
A Mumbai court sentenced Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut to 15 days in jail for defamation against BJP leader Kirit Somaiya and his wife, Medha Somaiya. Raut’s accusations regarding a Rs 100 crore scam involving public toilets were deemed baseless, resulting in the conviction and imposed fine under defamation laws.