Overview

• Rane appeared before Mazgaon judicial magistrate A. A. Kulkarni with his lawyer as his plea was recorded.
• The magistrate scheduled the examination of witnesses to begin on 11 November.
• Raut’s complaint stems from remarks at the Konkan Festival in Bhandup on 15 January 2023.
• The complaint cites alleged claims that Raut was not on the voters’ list and that Rane helped him secure a Rajya Sabha seat.
• Raut invoked IPC sections 499 and 500, and a special court called the statements vague and unsubstantiated, noting prima facie falsity supported by documentary evidence.