The defamation complaint stems from a remark Gandhi made during a speech in London in March 2023. Gandhi allegedly stated that Savarkar had written about an incident in which he and a group of friends had beaten up a Muslim man, at which point Savarkar it supposedly “pleased him. “in.

Satyaki Savarkar, who filed the complaint, has denied that such a statement appears in his writings and claims Gandhi’s remarks are defamatory.

In his plea, Satyaki sought maximum punishment for Gandhi under Section 500 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), which deals with punishment for criminal defamation. Savarkar further called for the imposition of the maximum compensation available under Section 357 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC), which allows courts to order compensation to a victim of a crime.