Archive · 31 Jul 2026
Digvijaya Singh Acquitted in 14‑Year‑Old Defamation Case
Digvijaya Singh was a former chief minister of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.
He was accused of saying bad things about a famous yoga teacher named Baba Ramdev.
The case started in 2012 and lasted 14 years.
A court in Bihar heard the case and decided that Singh did not do anything wrong.
The judge said he was not guilty, so Singh was cleared of the accusations.
Former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Digvijaya Singh was acquitted in a 14‑year‑old defamation case.
The case involved alleged remarks against yoga guru Baba Ramdev after his eviction from Ramlila Maidan.
The complaint was filed in 2012 by BJP leader Ajit Kumar Singh of Hajipur under Section 504 IPC.
The judgment was pronounced by Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Abhimanyu Kumar in Vaishali district, Bihar.
Singh’s counsel Yuvraj Sunil Singh attended the hearing via video conference.
- Who
- Digvijaya Singh, former chief minister of Madhya Pradesh
- What
- Acquitted in a 14‑year‑old defamation case
- When
- Thursday
- Where
- Vaishali district, Bihar
- Why
- Court found no evidence of defamation
- Defendant
- Digvijaya Singh
- Accused remarks against
- Baba Ramdev
- Case filed
- 2012
- Court
- Vaishali district court, Bihar
- Judge
- Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Abhimanyu Kumar
- Outcome
- Acquitted