Bathinda, Jan. 16 -- A special court in Bathinda on Thursday gave Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP from Mandi and actor Kangana Ranaut permanent exemption from personal appearance in a defamation case filed against her.

Judicial magistrate first class (JMIC) Inderjeet Singh will hear the case on January 27, as it allowed the complainant to depose three witnesses against the MP.

Ranaut's counsel, GS Dandiwal, said that the MP appeared via video conferencing after the court admitted her plea to appear online.

Dandiwal said a recent unsavoury comment made by the complainant against Kangana in a media interview was among the key points highlighted before the court for the grounds of her permanent exemption.

"The application cited that the ...