New Delhi, Sept. 12 -- Actress and BJP leader Kangana Ranaut has withdrawn her plea from the Supreme Court that sought quashing of a criminal defamation complaint filed against her over a retweet made by her in connection with the protests against the Centre's farm laws.

Ranaut's counsel chose to withdraw her client's plea after a bench of Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta suggested that the actress may seek an alternative remedy at the trial court.

Ranaut had moved the top court after her plea, seeking to quash the defamation complaint against her, was rejected by the Punjab and Haryana High Court. The High Court had reasoned that the BJP leader had failed to demonstrate how her tweet, which was allegedly defamatory, was ma...