India, July 15 -- A Lucknow special court on Tuesday granted bail to Rae Bareli MP and leader of the opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, in connection with a defamation case filed against him over his remarks made in December 2022 during the Bharat Jodo Yatra.

Additional chief judicial magistrate Alok Varma granted bail to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on production of two sureties of Rs.20,000 each.

The judge had earlier ordered Rahul Gandhi to appear in person after he failed to attend the previous five hearings. Gandhi's lawyer Pranshu Agrawal had sought an exemption from personal appearance for the Congress leader, but the court had rejected the request.

Advocate Vivek Tewari filed the complaint against Rahul Gandhi on behalf...