Archive · 18 Dec 2025
Court Cancels Sukhbir Badal's Bail in 2017 Defamation Case
A court in Chandigarh has taken away the bail of Sukhbir Singh Badal, who is the president of a political party and used to be the deputy chief minister of Punjab.
The court also issued a special kind of arrest order because he didn't show up for a court hearing.
This case is about something someone said that hurt someone else's reputation, and it started eight years ago.
The person who started the case is a spokesperson for a religious group.
The court said Sukhbir Singh Badal must now go to court, and he can't get bail easily.
Sukhbir Singh Badal's bail was canceled by the Chandigarh District Court in an eight-year-old defamation case.
A non-bailable warrant was issued against Sukhbir Singh Badal for failing to appear in court.
The case was filed in 2017 by Rajinder Pal Singh, a spokesperson for the religious organization Akhand Kirtani Jatha.
The complaint was registered under Section 499 of the Indian Penal Code, which deals with defamation.
The order was passed by the court of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Rahul Garg.
- Who
- Sukhbir Singh Badal (defendant) and Rajinder Pal Singh (plaintiff)
- What
- Cancellation of bail and issuance of a non-bailable warrant in a defamation case
- When
- The order was passed on Wednesday (specific date not mentioned)
- Where
- Chandigarh District Court
- Why
- Sukhbir Singh Badal failed to appear before the court in an eight-year-old defamation case
- Defendant
- Sukhbir Singh Badal
- Plaintiff
- Rajinder Pal Singh
- Case Type
- Defamation
- Case Year
- 2017
- Court
- Chandigarh District Court
- Legal Section
- Section 499 of the Indian Penal Code
- Warrant Type
- Non-bailable