Rahul Gandhi vs Purnesh Ishwarbhai Modi

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2023 Supreme(SC) 682

B. R. GAVAI, PAMIDIGHANTAM SRI NARASIMHA, SANJAY KUMAR
Rahul Gandhi – Appellant
Versus
Purnesh Ishwarbhai Modi – Respondent

Advocates appeared:
For the Petitioner(s) Dr. Abhishek Manu Singhvi, Sr. Adv. Mr. R.S. Cheema, Sr. Adv. Mr. Harin. P. Raval, Sr. Adv. Mr. Prashanto Chandra Sen, Sr. Adv. Mr. Prasanna S., AOR Ms. Tarannum Cheema, Adv. Mr. Kanishka Singh, Adv. Mr. Nikhil Bhalla, Adv. Mr. Amit Bhandari, Adv. Mr. Avishkar Singhvi, Adv. Mr. Siddharth Seem, Adv. Mr. Raghav Kacker, Adv. Mr. Sumit Kumar, Adv. Ms. Swati Arya, Adv. Mr. Yuvraj Singh Rathore, Adv.
For the Respondent(s): Mr. Mahesh Jethmalani, Sr. Adv. Mr. Harshit S Tolia, Adv. Mr. P. S. Sudheer, AOR Mr. Rishi Maheshwari, Adv. Mr. Bharat Sood, Adv. Mr. Jeet Rajyaguru, Adv. Mr. Biren Panchal, Adv. Ms. Riya Dani, Adv. Ms. Miranda Soloman, Adv. Ms. Mughda Pande, Adv. Mr. Ravi Sharma, Adv. Mr. Ajay Awasthi, Adv. Mr. Wedo Khalo, Adv. Mr. Sitesh Narayan Singh, Adv. Mr. Tushar Mehta, Solicitor General, Ms. Deepanwita Priyanka, AOR

ORDER

1. Leave granted.

2. Heard Dr. Abhishek Manu Singhvi, learned senior counsel for the appellant and Shri Mahesh Jethmalani, learned senior counsel for the respondent No.1, on the question of interim protection.

3. The present appeal challenges the judgment and order passed by the learned Single Judge of the High Court dismissing the revision petition, which was in turn filed challenging the order of the learned Sessions Judge, thereby rejecting the prayer for stay of conviction.

4. The appeal filed by the present appellant challenging the order of conviction and sentence passed by the leaned Trial Judge is pending before the Appellate Court. The arguments advanced by both Dr. Abhishek Manu Singhvi, and Shri Mahesh Jethmalani, learned senior counsel, touch the merits of the matter. We, therefore, refrain from observing anything about the said arguments, inasmuch as it may adversely affect the rights of either of the parties in the appeal which is pending before the learned Appellate Court.

5. Insofar as grant of stay of conviction is concerned, we have considered certain factors. The sentence for an offence punishable under Section 499 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (for short “IPC

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2023 Supreme(SC) 682

B. R. GAVAI, PAMIDIGHANTAM SRI NARASIMHA, SANJAY KUMARRahul Gandhi – AppellantVersusPurnesh Ishwarbhai Modi – Respondent

Cases Referred (1)

B. R. GAVAI, PAMIDIGHANTAM SRI NARASIMHA, SANJAY KUMAR
Rahul Gandhi – Appellant
Versus
Purnesh Ishwarbhai Modi – Respondent