Court in Karnataka grants bail to CM Siddaramaiah, Deputy CM Shivakumar in defamation case
The Hindu
A court in Bengaluru granted bail to Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and his deputy D.K. Shivakumar in connection with a defamation case filed against them by the BJP
A court in Bengaluru on June 1 granted bail to Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and his deputy D.K. Shivakumar in connection with a defamation case filed against them by the BJP.
The saffron party had accused the Congress leaders of putting out false advertisements against its party leaders, including the then Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai.
Mr. Siddaramaiah and Mr. Shivakumar appeared before the 42nd Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate in person today.
After hearing their plea, the court granted them bail.
BJP MLC and General Secretary Keshav Prasad had filed the defamation case against Mr. Siddaramaiah, Mr. Shivakumar and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi.
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