3 reasons why UP court acquitted Rahul Gandhi for calling Amit Shah murder accused

The criminal defamation case under Sections 499 and 500 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) against Gandhi was filed by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Vinay Mishra in 2018.
Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Shubham Verma said the criminal complaint accusing the Congress leader of defaming the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its office-bearers was prima facie suspicious, unnatural and uncorroborated. The judge added ... [2654 chars]
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