Judicial Magistrate (First Class) Aarti Kulkarni had last week convicted Raut for an offense committed under IPC section 500 (defamation). The Rajya Sabha MP was sentenced to 15 days in jail and fined Rs 25,000. However, the court later suspended the sentence for one month, enabling him to challenge the order in a higher court. In the detailed order made available on Thursday, the court said Medha Somaiya is a well qualified and reputed personality and that her image was shattered due the defamation.
