Court grants bail to Sanjay Raut as he challenges conviction in defamation case

A sessions court here on Friday, October 25 granted bail to Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut as he challenged his conviction in a defamation case filed by BJP leader Kirit Somaiya’s wife Medha Somaiya.

Raut has filed a revision



application in the sessions court against his conviction and the 15-day jail sentence awarded by a magistrate’s court.

The Rajya Sabha member appeared before the court on Friday and sought bail. The court granted him bail in the sum of Rs 50,000.