Sanjay Raut seeks quashing of sentence over ‘defaming’ Medha Somaiya

In the appeal, Raut said the magistrate tribunal had not considered definite aspects, including that an nonfiction published successful Saamana — the mouthpiece of Sena, which was claimed to beryllium defamatory, was not edited oregon drafted by him.

In her complaint, Medha said that Raut had made statements accusing the Somaiyas of a “toilet scam” successful the Mira-Bhayander Municipal Corporation that was reported successful assorted publications, including Saamana, causing harm to her reputation.

Raut’s entreaty said that the tribunal had overlooked his statement, which said that helium had nary relation to play successful the paper successful presumption of editing oregon printing. The entreaty said that Raut was the enforcement exertion and not the exertion of Saamana and hence was not legally liable for the articles published. Raut said that the tribunal had failed to see that helium was a antithetic entity than Saamana and determination was nary impervious that helium had written the nonfiction mentioned oregon fixed instructions for its publishing.

The entreaty besides said that erstwhile immoderate nationalist servant gives a ailment astir corruption successful nationalist work, work is to people it, claiming that a municipality readying serviceman had written a missive to the municipal corp to initiate an enquiry against Medha’s trust. Medha was asked astir this during her cross-examination wherever she denied cognition astir it, the entreaty states. It says that the magistrate was incorrect successful concluding that not a azygous question was enactment to the complainant astir this.

The tribunal volition perceive the plea connected Friday.