A Mumbai court on Monday issued a bailable warrant against Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut in a defamation case filed by BJP leader Kirit Somaiya's wife, Medha Somaiya.
- Earlier in May, she had filed a Rs 100 Crore defamation case against Raut after he had accused her and her husband of being involved in a Rs 100 Crore scam in construction of public toilets in the area under the jurisdiction of the Mira-Bhayander Municipal Corporation (MBMC).
The court had earlier issued a summon against Raut directing him to appear before it on July 4. However, he was in Delhi and did not appear before the court.
Advocate Gupta appearing for Somaiya informed the court that after the last hearing, the summons that was issued was served to Raut on June 11 itself and he himself had received it. Despite that, he was neither present nor was he represented.
The court has issued a bailable warrant of Rs 5,000 against Raut under Section 70 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC).
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