Overview

• The Court of Judicial Magistrate First Class in Gandhinagar issued personal appearance notices to journalists Abhisar Sharma and Raju Parulekar, citing BNSS section 223.
• Adani Group filed criminal defamation complaints under BNS sections 356(1), 356(2) and 356(3), alleging false and reputation-harming content on YouTube and X.
• The contested material includes Sharma’s August 18 YouTube video alleging large land allotments in Assam tied to political favours and Parulekar’s posts since January 2025 making similar claims.
• Adani says the Gauhati High Court’s August 12 order cited in the claims does not mention the company and that Mahabal Cement Pvt Ltd has no connection to it, submitting videos, posts and court records as evidence.
• Sharma has rejected the allegations as an intimidation tactic and says his video relied on public records, as the court’s decision on cognisance could open the way to a trial carrying up to two years’ imprisonment or fines.