Sanjay Raut gets bail, hours after Mumbai court sends him to 15 days in prison, in defamation case filed by Kirit Somaiya’s wife

A metropolitan magistrate court in Mazgaon, Mumbai on Thursday (September 26, 2024) granted bail to Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut hours after sentencing him to 15 days of simple imprisonment in a defamation complaint. The case was filed by Medha Kirit Somaiya, wife of BJP leader Kirit Somaiya, over Sanjay Raut’s allegations of her involvement in a ₹100 crore toilet scam. Judicial Magistrate (First Class) Aarti Kulkarni convicted Mr. Raut for the offence under Indian Penal Code Section 500 (punishment for defamation). The court also imposed a fine of ₹25,000 in the criminal defamation case.